Hypocholesterolemic effect of diets containing algae on albino rats.

Devi, M. A. and Venkataraman, L. V. and Rajasekaran, T. (1979) Hypocholesterolemic effect of diets containing algae on albino rats. Nutrition Reports International, 20 (1). pp. 83-90.

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Abstract

For 4 weeks Wistar rats weighing 200 to 220 g were given to appetite a diet with refined groundnut oil 10, cholesterol 0.5 and bile acids 0.5% with 10% casein or 10 or 15% protein supplied by the alga Scenedesmus acutus. Serum cholesterol for the 3 groups was 251.9, 121.2 and 94.2 mg/100 ml, respectively, and liver cholesterol was 47.58, 39.68 and 34.26 mg/100 g.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	hypocholesterolaemia-; algal-protein
Subjects:	500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics > 07 Life Sciences > 04 Microbiology > 01 Algae
Divisions:	Food Microbiology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2021 08:06
Last Modified:	31 Aug 2021 08:06
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/8583

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