Effect of squalene and shark liver oil on serum cholesterol level in hamsters

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 411-418

  Zhang, Zesheng ^a   Yeung, Wing Ka ^a   Huang, Yu ^a   Chen, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FISH OIL; SQUALENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HAMSTER; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; SHARK;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CRICETINAE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FISH OILS; LIVER; MALE; MESOCRICETUS; MYOCARDIUM; SHARKS; SQUALENE; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALIA; CHONDRICHTHYES; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0036750832     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963748021000044750     Document Type: Article

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