Phytosterols in human nutrition: Type, formulation, delivery, and physiological function

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1427-1432

  MacKay, Dylan S ^a,b   Jones, Peter J H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Functional food; Nutraceuticals; Nutrition; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455199074     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201100100     Document Type: Review

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