Long-term melatonin administration increases polyunsaturated fatty acid percentage in plasma lipids of hypercholesterolemic rats

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 179-186

  Pita, María L ^a   Hoyos, Marta ^a   Martin Lacave, Inés ^a   Osuna, Carmen ^a   Fernández Santos, Jose M ^a   Guerrero, Juan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Fatty acids; Melatonin; Pineal

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL ESTER; LIPID; MELATONIN; OLEIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOAM CELL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; MELATONIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036226253     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-079x.2002.1o851.x     Document Type: Article

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