"Methylcellulose" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Methylester of cellulose. Methylcellulose is used as an emulsifying and suspending agent in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and the chemical industry. It is used therapeutically as a bulk laxative.
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D008747
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.365.180.663
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylcellulose" by people in Profiles.
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Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose lowers cholesterol in statin-treated men and women with primary hypercholesterolemia. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Aug; 63(8):1001-7.
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Dose-response characteristics of high-viscosity hydroxypropylmethylcellulose in subjects at risk for the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2009 Feb; 11(2):119-25.
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Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and methylcellulose consumption reduce postprandial insulinemia in overweight and obese men and women. J Nutr. 2008 Feb; 138(2):292-6.
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High-viscosity hydroxypropylmethylcellulose blunts postprandial glucose and insulin responses. Diabetes Care. 2007 May; 30(5):1039-43.
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[About bulbus-perforation by experimental raising of the interior pressure in the eyes of rabbits]. Albrecht Von Graefes Arch Klin Exp Ophthalmol. 1971; 181(3):207-15.