Squalene  current knowledge and potential therapeutical uses /  [electronic resource] : 
A. Ramirez-Torres ... [et al.]. 
 - New York :  Nova Biomedical Books,  2011. 
 - vi, 73 p. :  ill. 
 - Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine .
 - Biotechnology in agriculture, industry and medicine. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781617614040 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Squalene--Thereapeutic use.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RM666.S68  / S88 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615/.792