Increased bile acid excretion and reduction of serum cholesterol after crenotherapy with salt-rich mineral water

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 273-276

  Capurso, A ^a   Solfrizzi, V ^a   Panza, F ^a   Mastroianni, F ^a   Torres, F ^a   Parigi, A Del ^a   Colacicco, A M ^a   Capurso, C ^a   Nicoletti, G ^a   Veneziani, B ^b   Cellamare, S ^c   Scalabrino, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b Opera Don Uva   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d Terme di Montecatini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile acid excretion; Crenotherapy; Salt rich mineral water; Serum lipids

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; LITHOCHOLIC ACID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MINERAL WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BILE FLOW; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GALLBLADDER MOTILITY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINE TRANSIT TIME; ITALY; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; STOMACH EMPTYING;

EID: 0032749053     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03339668     Document Type: Article

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