Effect of a cholesterol-rich diet on the metabolism of the free and esterified cholesterol components of a nanoemulsion that resembles LDL in rabbits

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-178

  Padoveze, A F ^a   Maniero, F ^a   Oliveira, T V ^a   Vitorio, T S ^a   Couto, R D ^a,b   Maranhao R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cholesterol rich diet; Free cholesterol; Hyperlipidemia; Lipoprotein kinetics; Nanoemulsions; Rabbit atherosclerosis

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL ESTERIFICATION; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ISOTOPE LABELING; KINETICS; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; NANOEMULSION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLASMA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 65549163863     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009000200005     Document Type: Article

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