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Volume 33, 2019 - Issue 15
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Phytosterols in supplements containing Serenoa repens: an example of variability of active principles in commercial plant based products

Stefania GiammarioliDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Concetta BonigliaDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; View further author information
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Luigia Di StasioDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; ;Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples ‘Federico II’, Portici, ItalyView further author information
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Raffaella GargiuloDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; View further author information
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Maurizio MoscaDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; View further author information
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Brunella CarratùDepartment of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy; View further author information
Pages 2257-2261 | Received 20 Feb 2018, Accepted 13 Jun 2018, Published online: 08 Oct 2018

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