Spirulina prevents atherosclerosis by reducing hypercholesterolemia in rabbits fed a high-cholesterol diet

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-40

  Cheong, Sun Hee ^a   Kim, Mi Yeon ^a   Sok, Dai Eun ^a   Hwang, Seock Yeon ^b   Kim, Jin Hee ^c   Kim, Hye Ran ^a   Lee, Jeung Hee ^a   Kim, Yun Bae ^d   Kim, Mee Ree ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Juseong College   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^d Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Hypercholesterolemia; Rabbits; Spirulina platensi

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA INTIMA; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK REDUCTION; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 77954266995     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.56.34     Document Type: Article

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