Dietary fat and cholesterol and serum cholesterol in the gerbil

Groups of gerbils were fed purified diets containing either 10 or 20% of safflower, olive, or coconut oil. Each diet was fed without cholesterol and with 0.1 and 0.2% of added cholesterol. The animals were bled after 2, 4, and 8 wk for the determination of the level of serum cholesterol. The major f...

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Main Authors: D.M. Hegsted, Anna Gallagher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1967-05-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520401397