Dietary squalene increases cholesterol synthesis measured with serum non-cholesterol sterols after a single oral dose in humans

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 377-383

  Relas, Heikki ^a   Gylling, Helena ^a   Miettinen, Tatu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholesterol synthesis; Lathosterol; Methyl sterols; Plant sterols; Postprandial lipids; Squalene; Triglycerides

Indexed keywords

CAMPESTEROL; CHYLOMICRON; LATHOSTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; RETINOL; SQUALENE; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; CHOLESTEROL; CHYLOMICRONS; HUMANS; LANOSTEROL; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; SQUALENE;

EID: 0033816685     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9150(99)00478-5     Document Type: Article

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