Effect of dietary cholesterol on the activities of key enzymes of cholesterol metabolism in hyperlipidemia- and atherosclerosis-prone Japanese quail

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 287-300

  Nagata, Junichi ^a   Oku, Hirosuke ^a   Toda, Takayoshi ^a   Chinen, Isao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

ACAT; atherosclerosis; cholesterol 7 hydroxylase; HMG CoA reductase; hypercholesterolemia; quail

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; QUAIL;

EID: 0029811349     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.42.287     Document Type: Article

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