Plant stanol fatty acid esters inhibit cholesterol absorption and hepatic hydroxymethyl glutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity to reduce plasma levels in rabbits

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1106-1112

  Xu, G ^a   Salen, G ^a   Shefer, S ^a   Tint, G S ^a   Nguyen, L B ^a   Batta, A K ^a   Pcolinsky, M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILE ACID; CAMPESTANOL; CAMPESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STANOL ESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BILE ACID SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICELLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0034794716     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2001.25664     Document Type: Article

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