Lecithin: Technological, Biological, and Therapeutic Aspects

Recently, there has been tremendous scientific interest in the role of phospholipids and particularly phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) in a variety of biological processes. These include the involvement of phosphatidylcholine in biological membranes, as a component of plasma lipoprotein, as a transporter of choline in the body, and also as a "reserve", and possibly only source of unesterified choline. Moreover, numerous clinical studies have recently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1475719353
• ISBN13: 9781475719352
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"