Effects of dietary medium-chain triglycerides on plasma lipids and lipoprotein distribution and food aversion in cats

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-440

  Trevizan, Luciano ^a,b   Kessler, Alexandre De Mello ^a   Bigley, Karen E ^b   Anderson, Wendy H ^c   Waldron, Mark K ^c   Bauer, John E ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CAT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD AVERSION; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE;

EID: 77952156138     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.71.4.435     Document Type: Article

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