Utility of fasting essential amino acid plasma levels in formulation of nutritionally adequate diets III: lowering of rat serum cholesterol levels by lysine supplementation.
A lysine-supplemented ration lowered the serum cholesterol levels of rats. The level of lysine supplementation was derived from the fasting plasma essential amino acid profile.
D000601:Amino Acids, Essential / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D004032:Diet; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D008239:Lysine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
D000601:Amino Acids, Essential; D002784:Cholesterol; D008239:Lysine