Red algal cellular biomass lowers circulating cholesterol concentrations in Syrian golden hamsters consuming hypercholesterolaemic diets

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 842-847

  Harding, Scott V ^a   Zhao, Hai Lin ^a   Marinangeli, Christopher P F ^a   Day, Anthony G ^b   Dillon, Harrison F ^b   Jain, Deepak ^a   Jones, Peter J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Solazyme Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Cholesterol biosynthesis; Cholesterol lowering; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BODY FAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXCRETION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; NONHUMAN; PORPHYRIDIUM; RED ALGA; SYRIAN HAMSTER; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; DIET; DISEASE MODEL; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HAMSTER; METABOLISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS; PORPHYRIDIUM PURPUREUM;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL; CRICETINAE; DIET; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPIDS; MESOCRICETUS; PORPHYRIDIUM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 70449698068     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509380046     Document Type: Article

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