Therapeutic effects of phytosterols and phytostanols in cholesterolemia;Efeitos terapêuticos dos fitosteróis e fitostanóis na colesterolemia

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 257-263

  Martins, Silvia L C ^a   Silva, Heliênia F ^a   Carvalho Garbi Novaes, Maria Rita ^b   Kiyomi Ito, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b Health Sciences of the Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood cholesterol; Phytostanols; Pphytosterols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER; VITAMIN;

ABSORPTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYTOSTEROLS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SITOSTEROLS; STIGMASTEROL;

EID: 16344394802     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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