Pharmacologic Substance
sitosterols
Definitions related to sitosterols:
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Group of closely related natural plant sterols with anticholesterolemic properties.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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A family of sterols commonly found in plants and plant oils. Alpha-, beta-, and gamma-isomers have been characterized.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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