Vitamin C level and dietary fat saturation alter hepatic cholesterol homeostasis and plasma LDL metabolism in guinea pigs

Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 414-424

  Fernandez, Maria Luz ^a,b   Vega, Sonia ^a   Ayala, Maria Teresa ^a   Shen, Hong ^a   Conde, Karin ^a   Vergara Jimenez, Marcela ^a   Robbins, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

ACAT; Cholesterol 7 hydroxylase; Fat saturation; Guinea pig; LDL oxidation; LDL receptor; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; ASCORBIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCORBIC ACID DEFICIENCY; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; FAT INTAKE; GUINEA PIG; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN METABOLISM; MALE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0030797808     PISSN: 09552863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2863(97)00050-8     Document Type: Article

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