Lime-treated corn husks lower plasma LDL cholesterol in guinea pigs by altering hepatic cholesterol metabolism

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 479-486

  Vidal Quintanar, Reyna Luz ^a   Hernandez, Laura ^b   Conde, Karin ^b   Vergara Jimenez, Marcela ^b   Fernandez, Maria Luz ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAT; Apo B; Corn husks; E receptor; Guinea pig; HMG CoA reductase; LDL; VLDL

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; GUINEA PIG; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030752301     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00062-4     Document Type: Article

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