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Rammrez-Torres, A.,

Squalene : current knowledge and potential therapeutical uses / A. Ramírez-Torres [and others]. - 1 online resource - Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine . - Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Antioxidant properties in vivo and in vitro -- Bioavailability of squalene in animal models and in human -- Squalene may neutralize different xenobiotics -- Squalene as an anti-inflammatory agent -- Squalene and atherosclerosis -- Anti-neoplastic properties of squalene -- Mechanisms of squalene action in cancer chemoprevention and regression -- A component of skin lipids and with a role in skin ageing and pathology -- Its use to boost antigenicity of several vaccines -- Other properties -- Toxicity at high levels of intake (neuropathy and pneumonia) -- Antibodies against squalene in certain individuals.


English.

ISBN: 9781617614040 1617614041

LCCN: 2020687477

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Squalene--Therapeutic use.
Squalene--therapeutic use.
Squalene--pharmacokinetics.
MEDICAL--Pharmacology.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: RM666.S68

Dewey Class. No.: 615/.792

National Library of Medicine Call No.: QU 85