Hypolipidemic effect of taurine in golden Syrian hamsters

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 483, Issue , 2000, Pages 187-192

  Takenaga, Takaaki ^a   Imada, Keisuke ^a   Otomo, Susumu ^a  

^a TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TAURINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHOLESTEROL INTAKE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; HAMSTER; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CRICETINAE; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; ORGAN SIZE; TAURINE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0034585646     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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