Plasma and hepatic cholesterol and hepatic activities of 3-hydroxy-3- methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase and acyl CoA: Cholesterol transferase are lower in rats fed citrus peel extract or a mixture of citrus bioflavonoids

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1182-1185

  Bok, Song Hae ^a   Lee, Sung Heui ^b   Park, Yong Bok ^b   Bae, Ki Hwan ^c   Son, Kwang Hee ^a   Jeong, Tae Sook ^a   Choi, Myung Sook ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ACAT; Hesperidin; HMG CoA reductase; Naringin; Rats; Tangerine peel extract

Indexed keywords

BIOFLAVONOID; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FECES; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEROL EXCRETION;

ANIMALIA; CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA;

EID: 0033008969     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.6.1182     Document Type: Article

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