Grain sorghum lipid extract reduces cholesterol absorption and plasma non-HDL cholesterol concentration in hamsters

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2236-2240

  Carr, Timothy P ^a   Weller, Curtis L ^a   Schlegel, Vicki L ^a   Cuppett, Susan L ^a   Guderian Jr , David M ^a   Johnson, Kyle R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Grain sorghum; Hamsters; Plant sterols; Policosanols

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; GRAIN SORGHUM EXTRACT; HEXANE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; POLICOSANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAIN SORGHUM; HAMSTER; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIVER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; SEED KERNEL; SORGHUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CRICETINAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR;

EID: 24744449734     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.9.2236     Document Type: Conference Paper

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