Dietary α-tocopherol attenuates the impact of γ-tocotrienol on hepatic 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity in chickens

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 389-394

  Qureshi, Asaf A ^a   Pearce, Bradley C ^b   Nor, Rosnah M ^c   Gapor, A ^c   Peterson, David M ^d   Elson, Charles E ^e  

^a Advanced Medical Research   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

3 hydroxy 3 methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase; chickens; cholesterol; tocopherol; tocotrienol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOTRIENOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; PALMVITEE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CHICKEN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030064856     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.2.389     Document Type: Article

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