Housing conditions effect plasma lipid concentrations and early atherogenesis independent of treatment in hamsters

Nutrition Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-92

  Yoganathan, S ^a   Wilson, T A ^a   Nicolosi, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherogenesis; Housing Conditions; Hypercholesterolemic Diet; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROGENIC DIET; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; HOUSING; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0030708943     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(97)00202-9     Document Type: Article

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