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Phytosterols

Known as: Plant Sterol, Steroids, Plant, Phytoteroid 
A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2017
Review
2017
Health benefits of oat: current evidence and molecular mechanisms
Oat has historically been considered as a valuable crop due to its nutritional attributes. In recent years, oat has attracted… Expand
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Continuous dose-response relationship of the LDL-cholesterol-lowering effect of phytosterol intake.
Phytosterols (plant sterols and stanols) are well known for their LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering effect. A meta-analysis of… Expand
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A national reconnaissance for pharmaceuticals and other organic wastewater contaminants in the United States--II) untreated drinking water sources.
Numerous studies have shown that a variety of manufactured and natural organic compounds such as pharmaceuticals, steroids… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
The MARTINI force field: coarse grained model for biomolecular simulations.
We present an improved and extended version of our coarse grained lipid model. The new version, coined the MARTINI force field… Expand
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Physico-chemical characteristics of goat and sheep milk
Physico-chemical characteristics of milk are related to its composition for a particular animal species. Sheep milk contains… Expand
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Protein Sensors for Membrane Sterols
Cholesterol is an essential component of animal cell membranes, and its concentration is tightly controlled by a feedback system… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Th1/Th2 balance: the hypothesis, its limitations, and implications for health and disease.
  • Parris M. Kidd
  • Alternative medicine review : a journal of…
  • 2003
    • Corpus ID: 17186923
One theory of immune regulation involves homeostasis between T-helper 1 (Th1) and T-helper 2 (Th2) activity. The Th1/Th2… Expand
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Leishmaniasis--current chemotherapy and recent advances in the search for novel drugs.
Abstract The chemotherapy currently available for leishmaniasis is far from satisfactory. Resistance to the pentavalent… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Phytosterols, phytostanols, and their conjugates in foods: structural diversity, quantitative analysis, and health-promoting uses.
Phytosterols (plant sterols) are triterpenes that are important structural components of plant membranes, and free phytosterols… Expand
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Phytosterols in human nutrition.
Phytosterols are cholesterol-like molecules found in all plant foods, with the highest concentrations occurring in vegetable oils… Expand
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