LILACS – Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Ciencias de la Salud

Effect of different commercial fat sources on brain, liver and blood lipid profiles of rats in growth phase

Angelis-Pereira, Michel Cardoso de; Barcelos, Maria de Fátima Píccolo; Pereira, Juciane de Abreu Ribeiro; Pereira, Rafaela Corrêa; Souza, Raimundo Vicente de.

Acta cir. bras; 32 (12), 2017

Abstract Purpose: To investigate the fatty acid content of different fat sources and evaluate the effect of them on plasma and hepatic lipids and on the fatty acid profile of the brain tissue of Wistar rats. Methods: Thirty male albino Wistar rats received for 59 days, the following diets: diet added...

Encéfalo/metabolismo, Mantequilla/análisis, Colesterol/sangre, Dieta, Ácidos Grasos Insaturados/química, Ácidos Grasos Insaturados/metabolismo, Crecimiento, Hidrogenación, Metabolismo de los Lípidos, Lípidos/sangre, Hígado/química, Hígado/metabolismo, Margarina/análisis, Ratas Wistar, Triglicéridos/sangre

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Effect of isomalto-oligosaccharide and gentio-oligosaccharide on the growth and fatty acid profile of Lactobacillus plantarum

Background: Lactobacillus sp. are probiotic microorganisms, and some of them are able to produce conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) via the bio-hydrogenation of linoleic acid (LA). Both CLA and LA are polyunsaturated fatty acids commonly used in the prevention and control of cardiovascular disease, high chol...