Changes in biliary and fecal bile acids in mice after treatments with diosgenin and beta-sitosterol.

Diosgenin and beta-sitosterol (1% in diet) were administered to CRJ:CD-1 male mice for 15 days, in order to examine the changes in bile acid metabolism. There were some differences between diosgenin and beta-sitosterol in their effects on diet intake, liver weight, and plasma cholesterol level. Howe...

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Main Authors: K Uchida, H Takase, Y Nomura, K Takeda, N Takeuchi, Y Ishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1984-03-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520378196