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Sterols and Stanols

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Robert Barrington

Cholesterol is an important lipid in humans because it is used to synthesis a number of hormones. Sterols and stanols are plant compounds that share a structural relationship with cholesterol because they possess the same ring structure as cholesterol but … Continue reading →

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