Oral administration of D-003, a mixture of very long chain fatty acids prevents casein-induced endogenous hypercholesterolemia in rabbits

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 22-29

  Menendez R ^a   Mas R ^a   Perez J ^a   Gonzalez R M ^a   Jimenez S ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Casein fed rabbits; Cholesterol biosynthesis; D 003; LDL clearance; LDL receptor; LDL C; Very long chain saturated fatty acids

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CASEIN; CHOLESTEROL; D 003; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; IODINE 125; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOGENOUS HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INHIBITION KINETICS; LIVER CELL; LIVER HOMOGENATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBIT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CASEINS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; MALE; PROTEIN BINDING; RABBITS;

EID: 12144290538     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y03-123     Document Type: Article

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