Letter by Weingärtner et al regarding article, "combined effects of ezetimibe and phytosterols on cholesterol metabolism: A randomized, controlled feeding study in humans"

Circulation

Volumn 125, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Weingärtner, Oliver ^a   Böhm, Michael ^a   Laufs, Ulrich ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; EZETIMIBE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; STIGMASTEROL; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; FEMALE; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NOTE;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AZETIDINES; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 84858384429     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.060806     Document Type: Letter

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