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Serum phytosterols not only from dietary intake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2007

Antonella Tonello
Affiliation:
Servizio di Anatomia Patologica Ospedale Mater Salutisvia C. Gianella, I-37045 Legnago (VR), Italy email: a_tonello@yahoo.it
Giovanni Poli
Affiliation:
Istituto di Chimica e Microscopia ClinicaDipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-BiomedicheOspedale Policlinico G. B. RossiVerona, Italy
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Abstract

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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2006

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