Safety evaluation of phytosterol esters. Part 3. Two-generation reproduction study in rats with phytosterol esters - A novel functional food

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 683-696

  Waalkens Berendsen, D H ^a   Wolterbeek, A P M ^a   Wijnands, M V W ^a   Richold, M ^b   Hepburn, P A ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Phytosterol esters; Rat; Safety evaluation; Two generation study

Indexed keywords

PHYTOSTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FOOD INTAKE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MATING; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; ESTERS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0032810161     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(99)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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