Animal models: New cholesterol raising and lowering nutrients

Current Opinion in Lipidology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-10

  Hassel, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIETARY FIBER; FAT INTAKE; HERB; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031982654     PISSN: 09579672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00041433-199802000-00003     Document Type: Short Survey

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