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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789981803321

Titolo

Squalene [[electronic resource] ] : current knowledge and potential therapeutical uses / / A. Ramírez-Torres ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Biomedical Books, 2011

ISBN

1-61761-404-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (85 p.)

Collana

Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine

Altri autori (Persone)

Ramírez-TorresA

Disciplina

615/.792

Soggetti

Squalene - Thereapeutic use

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.