Dietary sphingomyelin and other sphingolipids in health and disease

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-139

  Schmelz, Eva M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon carcinogenesis; Diet; Glycosphingolipids; Sphingomyelin

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444270672     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-3010.2000.00031.x     Document Type: Review

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