Short-chain fatty acids suppress cholesterol synthesis in rat liver and intestine

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 942-948

  Hara, Hiroshi ^a   Haga, Satoko ^a   Aoyama, Yoritaka ^a   Kiriyama, Shuhachi ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OTSUMA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cholesterol synthesis; Liver; Rats; Short chain fatty acids; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIPID DIET; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 0032909004     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.5.942     Document Type: Article

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