Phytosterol stearate esters elicit similar responses on plasma lipids and cholesterol absorption but different responses on fecal neutral sterol excretion and hepatic free cholesterol in male Syrian hamsters

Nutrition Research

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 537-543

  Ash, Mark M ^a   Hang, Jiliang ^a   Dussault, Patrick H ^a   Carr, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol; Cholesterol esterase; Hamsters; Low density lipoprotein; Phytosterol ester; Plant stanol; Plant sterol; Stearic acid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; COCONUT OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; SITOSTANOL; SITOSTEROL; STIGMASTEROL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENIC DIET; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID ABSORPTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANIMALS; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; CRICETINAE; DIET; DIET, ATHEROGENIC; ESTERS; FECES; HYDROLYSIS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIPIDS; LIVER; MALE; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT OILS; STEARATES;

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 80051582823     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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