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Plant sterol

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006713

A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. Plant sterols may have some effect in cancer prevention. Also called phytosterol.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006713
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsphytosterol
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006713",
  "term": "Plant sterol",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A plant-based compound that can compete with dietary cholesterol to be absorbed by the intestines, resulting in lower blood cholesterol levels. Plant sterols may have some effect in cancer prevention. Also called phytosterol.",
  "synonyms": [
    "phytosterol"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/plant-sterol/"
}

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