Discrimination between cholesterol and sitosterol for absorption in rats.

The intestinal absorption of cholesterol and sitosterol was compared in rats. The intragastric administration of a single emulsified lipid meal containing either 50 mg of [4-14C]cholesterol or [4-14C]sitosterol resulted in the lymphatic absorption of 18.2% and 0.42% of each sterol, respectively, in...

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Main Authors: I Ikeda, K Tanaka, M Sugano, G V Vahouny, L L Gallo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1988-12-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520384091