Hepatic iron overload may contribute to hypertriglyceridemia and hypercholesterolemia in copper-deficient rats

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 377-381

  Fields, Meira ^a   Lewis, Charles G ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COPPER; FRUCTOSE; IRON; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER DEFICIENCY; HEART DISEASE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IRON OVERLOAD; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031000798     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-0495(97)90051-2     Document Type: Article

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