Jasmine green tea epicatechins are hypolipidemic in hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus) fed a high fat diet

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1094-1101

  Chan, Ping Tim ^a   Fong, Wing Ping ^a   Cheung, Yuk Lin ^a   Huang, Yu ^a   Ho, Walter Kwok Keung ^a   Chen, Zhen Yu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Camellia sinensis; Cholesterol; Epicatechins; Mesocricetus auratus; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE; EPICATECHIN; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; STEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FECES; HAMSTER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPOLIPEMIA; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID DIET; NONHUMAN; TEA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 0345620779     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.6.1094     Document Type: Article

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