Plasma plant sterols serve as poor markers of cholesterol absorption in man[S]

The validation of the use of plasma plant sterols as a marker of cholesterol absorption is frail. Nevertheless, plant sterol concentrations are routinely used to describe treatment-induced changes in cholesterol absorption. Their use has also been advocated as a clinical tool to tailor cholesterol-l...

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Main Authors: Lily Jakulj, Hussein Mohammed, Theo H. van Dijk, Theo Boer, Scott Turner, Albert K. Groen, Maud N. Vissers, Erik S.G. Stroes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520422175