01966nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10670820 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100625s2011 nyua sb 001 0 eng d 2010027273 9781617289743 (softcover) 9781617614040 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)716081464 RM666.S68 S88 2011eb 615/.792 22 Squalene [electronic resource] : current knowledge and potential therapeutical uses / A. Ram�irez-Torres ... [et al.]. New York : Nova Biomedical Books, 2011. vi, 73 p. : ill. Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Squalene Thereapeutic use. Electronic books. local Ram�irez-Torres, A. ebrary, Inc. Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10670820 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 61837 61837