Avocado/soy unsaponifiable (ASU) components are reported to have a chondroprotective effect by virtue of anti-inflammatory and proanabolic effects on articular chondrocytes. The identity of the active component(s) remains unknown. In general, sterols, the major component of unsaponifiable plant material have been demonstrated to be anti-inflammatory in vitro and in animal models. These studies ...

There is considerable experimental evidence in support of the view that, in the biogenesis of cholesterol, squalene is an intermediate (1, 2). It has been suggested (3) that the cyclization of the aliphatic triterpenoid hydrocarbon to the tetracyclic ring system of the steroids occurs in a manner which would also rationalize the structure of lanosterol, a naturally occurring 4,4’, 14-trimethylc...

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New Public Governance theory increases citizen participation and expands bureaucrats' roles in the work of government. Citizen creates new mechanisms for citizens to influence policy process. Bureaucrats' expanded allow broader bureaucratic discretion over implementation. When citizens' views on public management decisions collide, whose prevail? Do volunteers or bureaucrats have greater decisi...