Betaine supplementation affects the cholesterol but not the lipid profile of pigs

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 295-303

  Martins, José M ^a   Neves, José A ^a   Freitas, Amadeu ^a   Tirapicos, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Alentejano pig; Betaine; Cholesterolemia; Homocysteinemia; Tissue fatty acids

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 77953559372     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900066     Document Type: Article

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