Flaxseed but not flaxseed oil prevented the rise in serum cholesterol due to ovariectomy in the golden Syrian hamsters

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-267

  Lucas, Edralin A ^a   Mahajan, Sachin S ^a   Soung, Do Y ^b   Lightfoot, Stanley A ^c   Smith, Brenda J ^a   Arjmandi, Bahram H ^d  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cholesterol; flaxseed; flaxseed oil; hamsters; ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LINSEED OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LINSEED; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL 7-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CRICETINAE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FLAX; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LINSEED OIL; LIVER; MESOCRICETUS; OVARIECTOMY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEEDS;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 79951989208     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2009.0192     Document Type: Article

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