Plant sterol and stanols - Comparison and contrasts. Sterols versus stanols in cholesterol-lowering: Is there a difference?

Atherosclerosis Supplements

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 5-9

  Clifton, Peter ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Plant sterol; Stanols

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CAMPESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIRCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDROGENATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE COURSE; ESTERIFICATION; EXCRETION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; HYDROGENATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LOW FAT DIET; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DIET; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; HUMANS; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 0036781246     PISSN: 15675688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-5688(02)00020-X     Document Type: Article

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