Choosing hamsters but not rats as a model for studying plasma cholesterol-lowering activity of functional foods

Molecular Nutrition and Food Research

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 921-930

  Zhang, Zesheng ^a   Wang, Hao ^a   Jiao, Rui ^b   Peng, Cheng ^b   Wong, Yin Mei ^b   Yeung, Venus Sai Ying ^b   Huang, Yu ^b   Chen, Zhen Yu ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ACAT; CYP7A1; Hamsters; LDL receptor; Rats

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 68149162716     PISSN: 16134125     EISSN: 16134133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200800517     Document Type: Article

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