Effects of 4-methylsterols from algae and of β sitosterol on cholesterol metabolism in rats

Nutrition Research

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1649-1654

  Kritchevsky, David ^a   Tepper, Shirley A ^a   Czarnecki, Susanne K ^b   Kyle, David J ^c  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Martek Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Sitosterol; 4 Methylsterols; Algal Sterols; Cholesterol Metabolism; Rats

Indexed keywords

BILE SALT; CHOLESTEROL; DEOXYCHOLATE SODIUM; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; SITOSTEROL; STEROL DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ALGA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; LIPID LIVER LEVEL; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033230381     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(99)00120-7     Document Type: Article

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