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Stimulatory effect of inulin on intestinal absorption of calcium and magnesium in rats is modulated by dietary calcium intakes
Previous studies have shown that short–term intake of fermentable oligosaccharides (OS), including inulin, can increase mineral intestinal absorption in humans and animals. While the stimulatory effect of the...
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Lyophilized carrot ingestion lowers lipemia and beneficially affects cholesterol metabolism in cholesterol–fed C57BL/6J mice
Several lines of evidence indicate that diet rich in fruit and vegetable can protect against cardiovascular diseases by acting on cholesterol metabolism and on oxidative stress.
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Modulation of Copper Deficiency Induced Oxidative Stress by Dietary Polyphenol in the Rat
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Increased Apoptosis and Free Radical Production in Thymus of Magnesium-Deficient Rats: Implications to Enhanced Thymus Involution and Immunity
Magnesium plays an important role in the maintenance of host regulatory mechanisms in inflammation and immunity. It is well known that dietary magnesium deficiency in rodents, and especially in rats, causes in...
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The effect of dietary copper on rat plasma apolipoprotein B, E plasma levels, and apolipoprotein gene expression in liver and intestine
The plasma levels of apo B and apo E, and the level of hepatic and intestinal mRNA coding for these apolipoproteins were investigated in weanling male rats pair-fed for 6 wk with a control or copperdeficient d...
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Effect of magnesium deficiency on post-heparin lipase activity and tissue lipoprotein lipase in the rat
Previous studies have provided evidence that Mg deficiency affects lipid metabolism. The present experiments were designed to assess whether the hypertriglyceridemia associated with Mg deficiency was related t...