Effects of medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), myristic acid, and oleic acid on serum lipoproteins in healthy subjects

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1746-1754

  Temme, Elisabeth H M ^a   Mensink, Ronald P ^a   Hornstra, Gerard ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apolipoproteins; Cholesterol; Healthy humans; Lipoproteins; MCFA; Myristic acid; Oleic acid; Saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN FATTY ACID; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIPID DIET; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; APOLIPOPROTEIN A-I; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYRISTIC ACID; OLEIC ACID;

EID: 0030843429     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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