Role of naturally-occurring plant sterols on intestinal cholesterol absorption and plasmatic levels

Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 87-98

  Sanclemente, T ^a   Marques Lopes, I ^a   Puzo, J ^a   Garcia Otin A L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Diet; Intestinal cholesterol absorption; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ABC TRANSPORTER G5; ABC TRANSPORTER G8; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTANOL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE 2; CHYLOMICRON; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL TRANSPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTERIFICATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; INTESTINE CELL; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 67249095315     PISSN: 11387548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03165972     Document Type: Short Survey

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