21SW18 - Phytosterols - A Review and Tutorial herbal therapeutics receptor blockade

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21SW18 - Phytosterols - A Review and Tutorial herbal therapeutics receptor blockadeSpeaker: Jillian Stansbury, ND Phytosterols are steroid like compounds in plants with pronounced hormonal actions. Phytoestrogens (a type of phytosterol) have been subjected to the most research and are shown to bind estrogen receptors and act as either agonists or antagonists, and sometimes both simultaneously. Phytosterols also include isoflavones, coumestans, and related compounds, which all have varying activity and ligand affinity in various