Limitations of lathosterol to plant sterol ratios and serum plant sterols as surrogate markers for cholesterol absorption during plant sterol supplementation

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  MacKay, D S ^a   Jones, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL DERIVATIVE; STEROL;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

CAROTID STENOSIS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SITOSTEROLS; STEROLS;

EID: 84865787560     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2011.11.007     Document Type: Letter

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