Effects of probiotics on lipid profile: A review

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 251-265

  Homayouni, Aziz ^a   Payahoo, Laleh ^a   Azizi, Aslan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b Ministry Of Agricultural Jahad Islamic Republic of Iran   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cholesterol lowering; Lipid profile; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BILE ACID; BILE SALT HYDROLASE; CELL WALLS; CHOLESTEROL SYNTHESIS; CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING EFFECTS; COPROSTANOL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH EFFECTS; HUMAN STUDY; IN-VIVO; LIPID PROFILE; PROBIOTIC BACTERIA; PROBIOTICS; SAFETY ASSESSMENTS; SHORT-CHAIN FATTY ACIDS; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHOLESTEROL; CYTOLOGY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; MICROORGANISMS;

DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84858735356     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2012.251.265     Document Type: Review

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