The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 540-547 , September 2004

Decreased aortic early atherosclerosis and associated risk factors in hypercholesterolemic hamsters fed a high- or mid-oleic acid oil compared to a high-linoleic acid oil

  • Robert J. Nicolosi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 4, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: (978) 934-4501; fax: (978) 934-2034
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  • Benjamin Woolfrey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 4, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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  • Thomas A. Wilson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 4, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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  • Patrick Scollin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 4, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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  • Garry Handelman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, Center for Health and Disease Research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 4, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
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  • Robert Fisher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA

Received 7 November 2003 ,Revised 25 March 2004 ,Accepted 6 April 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2004.04.001

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 15, Issue 9 , Pages 540-547 , September 2004

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