Cholesterol and triglycerides of the liver after administration of a chromatographic fraction of thymus: variations in tissue and blood.
In rats fed on a fat diet and injected with a chromatographic thymus fraction, intrahepatic distribution of cholesterol and triglycerides have been studied. The results show that the hematic decrease of these compounds, always observed in previous works, is accompanied by a smaller infiltration in hepatocytes and the lipidic drops are more finely dispersed. These results lead us to suppose that liver is a target organ of the thymus fraction.
D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000009:adverse effects; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013949:Thymus Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism*
D004041:Dietary Fats; D013949:Thymus Extracts; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol