Cholesterol-lowering properties of amaranth flakes, crude and refined oils in hamsters

Food Chemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 119-124

  Berger, A ^a   Monnard, I ^b   Dionisi, F ^b   Gumy, D ^b   Hayes, K C ^c   Lambelet, P ^b  

^a Cytochroma Inc   (Canada)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^c BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amaranth; Cholesterol; Grain; Hamsters; Lipoprotein; Low density lipoprotein; Oil

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; CHOLESTEROL; COCONUT OIL; CORN OIL; FAT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PROTEIN; STARCH; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; CECUM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD COMPOSITION; GRAIN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CRICETINAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038016608     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(02)00387-4     Document Type: Article

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