Hypocholesterolemic activity of hawthorn fruit is mediated by regulation of cholesterol-7α-hydroxylase and acyl CoA: Cholesterol acyltransferase

Food Research International

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 885-891

  Zhang, Zesheng ^a   Ho, Walter K K ^a   Huang, Yu ^a   Chen, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Crataegus pinnatifida; Hamster; Hawthorn fruit; Triglyceride

Indexed keywords

CRATAEGUS; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0036405497     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(02)00099-6     Document Type: Article

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