Sterols in Algae and Health

Bioactive Compounds from Marine Foods: Plant and Animal Sources

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 173-191

  Lopes, Graciliana ^a   Sousa, Carla ^a   Valentão, Patrícia ^a   Andrade, Paula B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Algae; Cancer; Cholesterol; Deoxyxylulose phosphate 2 C methyl D erythritol 4 phosphate pathway; Health; Heart disease; Low density lipoproteins; Mevalonic acid pathway; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHOLESTEROL; DISEASES; HEALTH; LIPIDS; NUTRITION;

CANCER; DEOXYXYLULOSE PHOSPHATES; HEART DISEASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS; MEVALONIC ACID PATHWAY; PHYTOSTEROLS;

ALCOHOLS;

EID: 85016637437     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118412893.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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