A comparative study of the effects of cholesterol, beta-sitosterol, beta-sitosterol glucoside, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate and melatonin on in vitro lipid peroxidation.

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Published in Metab Brain Dis on December 01, 2000

Authors

S J van Rensburg1, W M Daniels, J M van Zyl, J J Taljaard

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Chemical Pathology, Tygerberg Hospital and University of Stellenbosch Medical School, South Africa. sjvr@gerga.sun.ac.za

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