Effect of echium oil combined with phytosterols on biomarkers of atherosclerosis in LDLr-knockout mice: Echium oil is a potential alternative to marine oils for use in functional foods

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 117, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1561-1568

  Botelho, Patrícia Borges ^a   Guimarães, Jéssica Pereira ^a   Mariano, Karina Rocha ^a   Afonso, Milessa da Silva ^a   Koike, Márcia Kiyomi ^a   Lottenberg, Ana Maria Pita ^a   Castro, Inar Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Echium; Mice; Omega 3; Oxidative stress; Phytosterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944165184     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201500004     Document Type: Article

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