Effects of a mixture of organisms, Lactobacillus acidophilus or Streptococcus faecalis on cholesterol metabolism in rats fed on a fat- and cholesterol-enriched diet

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 857-867

  Fukushima, Michihiro ^a   Nakano, Masuo ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol metabolism; HMG CoA reductase; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Probiotics; Streptococcus faecalis

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BRAN; CANDIDA; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAT INTAKE; FECES LEVEL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SACCHAROMYCES;

ANIMALS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; DIETARY FATS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FECES; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS; SACCHAROMYCES; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030472219     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19960092     Document Type: Article

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