Various tricyclic diterpenoid derivatives of totarol, abietane and pimarane groups were found to have serum cholesterol lowering action in rats. Inhibition of intestinal cholesterol absorption was suggested to be involved in the main mechanism of hypocholesterolemic action of totarol and abietic acid.
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