beta-sitosterol: esterification by intestinal acylcoenzyme A: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) and its effect on cholesterol esterification
Rabbits were fed either 10% coconut oil, 10% coconut oil and 1% beta-sitosterol, 10% coconut oil and 1% cholesterol, or 10% coconut oil and 1% beta-sitosterol plus 1% cholesterol for 4 weeks. Microsomal membranes from intestines of animals fed the 1% beta-sitosterol diet had 48% less cholesterol and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
1983-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520379815 |