Side effects of oxysterols: cytotoxicity, oxidation, inflammation, and phospholipidosis
Oxysterols are 27-carbon atom molecules resulting from autoxidation or enzymatic oxidation of cholesterol. They are present in numerous foodstuffs and have been demonstrated to be present at increased levels in the plasma of patients with cardiovascular diseases and in atherosclerotic lesions. Thus,...
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| Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2008000700001 |