Effects of microcrystalline plant sterol suspension and a powdered plant sterol supplement on hypercholesterolemia in genetically obese Zucker rats

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1673-1679

  Summanen, Jari ^a   Yrjönen, Teijo ^a   Christiansen, Leena ^a   Mervaala, Eero ^b   Vaskonen, Timo ^b   Lassila, Markus ^b   Ahotupa, Markku ^c   Yliruusi, Jouko ^a   Karppanen, Heikki ^b   Hiltunen, Raimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKADIENE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CHOLESTEROL; ELECTROLYTE; FAT; GLUCOSE; ISOPRENE; LINOLEIC ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; PROTEIN; RAPESEED OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UBIQUINONE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL DIET; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIBER; GENETIC DISORDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LIVER WEIGHT; MICROCRYSTALLINE SUSPENSION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POWDER; RAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTILIPEMIC AGENTS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHOLESTEROL, DIETARY; FEMALE; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; OBESITY; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT OILS; POWDERS; RATS; RATS, ZUCKER; SITOSTEROLS;

EID: 9144251042     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357022331     Document Type: Article

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