Cholesterol-Lowering Effect of Garlic Extracts and Organosulfur Compounds: Human and Animal Studies

2001/03/01 by Yu-Yan Yeh, Lijuan Liu · 429 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Medicine · #Animal studies #Biochemistry #Biology #Chemistry #Cholesterol #Diallyl disulfide #Diallyl trisulfide #Food science #Garlic Oil #Garlic and Onion Studies #In vitro #Internal medicine #Medicine #Organic chemistry #Organosulfur compounds #Pharmacology #Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species #Pineapple and bromelain studies #Potency #Sulfur

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/jn/131.3.989s

published in Journal of Nutrition 131(3), 989S-993S (Elsevier BV)

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