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Pharmacologic Substance
sitosterols
Definitions related to sitosterols:
  • Group of closely related natural plant sterols with anticholesterolemic properties.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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