| Literature DB >> 2874369 |
P Kuusisto, H Vapaatalo, V Manninen, J K Huttunen, P J Neuvonen.
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Seven patients with hypercholesterolaemia were treated for 4 weeks with activated charcoal at a dose of 8 g three times a day. Plasma total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol decreased by 25% and 41%, respectively, whereas HDL-cholesterol increased by 8%. Side-effects were negligible.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 2874369 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(86)90054-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321