Dietary stearic acid reduces cholesterol absorption and increases endogenous cholesterol excretion in hamsters fed cereal-based diets

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1232-1238

  Schneider, Craig L ^a   Cowles, Russell L ^a   Stuefer Powell, Cindy L ^a   Carr, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol absorption; Hamsters; Stearic acid; Sterol balance

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CHOLESTEROL; LINOLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; STEARIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAT INTAKE; FECES LEVEL; LIPID ABSORPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; STEROL EXCRETION; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0034063880     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/130.5.1232     Document Type: Article

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