Native and partially hydrolyzed psyllium have comparable effects on cholesterol metabolism in rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 463-469

  Arjmandi, Bahram H ^a   Sohn, Eugenia ^a   Juma, Shanil ^a   Murthy, Shreedhar R ^b   Daggy, Bruce P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

dietary fiber; intestine; liver; rats; sterol synthesis; viscosity

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ISPAGULA; PSYLLIUM HYDROCOLLOID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD STORAGE; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROL SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 0030891846     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.3.463     Document Type: Article

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