cholestyramine brought about a modest increase in cholesterol elimination as bile acids , increased cholesterol synthesis as evidenced by the sterol balance value and the increased cholesterol precursors squalene and methyl sterols in plasma and bile , and reduced the plasma cholesterol by 21 % and plant sterols by 16 % , but had no effect on the biliary composition of main sterols .
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plant sterols
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sterols