Effect of Lactobacillus delbrueckii on cholesterol metabolism in germ-free mice and on atherogenesis in apolipoprotein E knock-out mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 629-635

  Portugal, L R ^a   Goncalves J L ^a   Fernandes, L R ^a   Silva, H P S ^a   Arantes, R M E ^a   Nicoli, J R ^a   Vieira, L Q ^a   Alvarez Leite, J I ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein E; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Germ free mice; Lactobacillus

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII; LIPID DIET; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII;

EID: 33646398319     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2006000500010     Document Type: Article

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