Effect of feeding egg yolk powder on the plasma and tissue cholesterol levels in rats.
Two isonitrogenous diets, one containing 18.7% egg yolk powder (YP) and the other balanced with casein, lard, and cholesterol (CN), were fed to male Sprague-Dawley rats for 4 wk. Rats fed the YP diet had levels of plasma total cholesterol and high density lipoprotein cholesterol similar to those fed CN. Free and total cholesterol contents of liver, but not heart tissue, were significantly lower in YP-fed than in CN-fed rats.
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Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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D000818:Animals; D002364:Caseins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D004435:Eating; D004530:Egg Yolk / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015430:Weight Gain
D002364:Caseins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D002784:Cholesterol