Effect of triparanol on atherosclerosis and on sterol composition and concentration in serum and aorta of the chicken*

The administration of triparanol resulted in an increase in serum total sterols and desmosterol in both cockerels and egg-laying pullets. In cockerels treated for 20 weeks with 25.0 mg of triparanol/kg body weight, the total serum sterol level was 106 mg/100 ml compared to 80 mg/100 ml for the contr...

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Main Authors: Harry Y.C. Wong, Joel Avigan, Robert L. Raiford, Ann Butler, Hugh E. Vroman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1963-10-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520402937