Relationship between structure and function of dietary fibre: A comparative study of the effects of three galactomannans on cholesterol metabolism in the rat

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 217-229

  Evans, A J ^a   Hood, R L ^a   Oakenfull, D G ^a   Sidhu, G S ^a  

^a FOOD SCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Dietary fibre; Galactomannans; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLIC ACID; GALACTOSE; GUAR GUM; MANNOSE; PROPIONIC ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FECES COMPOSITION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMAL; CECUM; CHOLESTEROL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GALACTOSE; LIVER; MALE; MANNANS; MANNOSE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0026688142     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19920079     Document Type: Article

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