Effect of β-sitosterol on precipitation of cholesterol from non-aqueous and aqueous solutions

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 254, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 155-166

  Christiansen, L ^a   Karjalainen, M ^a   Seppanen Laakso T ^a   Hiltunen, R ^a   Yliruusi, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Co precipitation; Solubility; Sitosterol

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CHOLESTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL; WATER;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG SOLUBILITY; MICROSCOPY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TITRIMETRY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0037467169     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(03)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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