GCG-Rich Tea Catechins are Effective in Lowering Cholesterol and Triglyceride Concentrations in Hyperlipidemic Rats

Lipids

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 419-429

  Lee, Sang Min ^a   Kim, Chae Wook ^a   Kim, Jung Kee ^a   Shin, Hyun Jung ^a   Baik, Joo Hyun ^a  

^a R and D Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GCG rich catechins; Hyperlipidemia; LDL receptor activity

Indexed keywords

E 4143; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; G 6782; GALLOCATECHIN; GALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; SIMVASTATIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL LIVER LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; TEA; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; CATECHIN; CELL LINE; CHOLESTEROL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COA REDUCTASES; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; LIVER; RATS; RECEPTORS, LDL; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TEA; TRIGLYCERIDES;

RATTUS;

EID: 49349090895     PISSN: 00244201     EISSN: 15589307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11745-008-3167-4     Document Type: Article

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