Impact of myristic acid versus palmitic acid on serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in healthy women and men

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 567-575

  Zock, Peter L ^a   De Vries, Jeanne H M ^a   Katan, Martijn B ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apolipoproteins; Cholesterol; Diets; Humans; Lipoproteins; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID DIET; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEINS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYRISTIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACIDS; OLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITIC ACIDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028179077     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.14.4.567     Document Type: Article

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