title: Effect of dietary coconut oil on lipoprotein composition of young chick (Gallus domesticus).
abstract: 1. The composition of HDL, the major lipoprotein fraction from chick serum, drastically changed after 2 weeks of coconut oil feeding. Total cholesterol and triacylglycerols significantly increased following dietary 10 or 20% coconut oil supplementation. 2. Changes in LDL composition were less profound, cholesterol being the only component that increased by coconut oil supplementation (10 or 20%). 3. IDL proteins were the only components that increased following the same dietary treatment (20%). 4. VLDL cholesterol and proteins also increased after 1-2 weeks of 20% coconut oil supplementation to the diet. 5. Of total lipoproteins, the cholesterol content strongly increased after dietary treatment, while triacylglycerols did not change significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Granada, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodriguez-Vico
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Zafra
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Garcia-Peregrin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001059:Apoproteins / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D000074263:Coconut Oil; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D008074:Lipoproteins / Q000097:blood*; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL / Q000097:blood; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001059:Apoproteins; D004041:Dietary Fats; D005227:Fatty Acids; D008074:Lipoproteins; D008075:Lipoproteins, HDL; D008077:Lipoproteins, LDL; D008079:Lipoproteins, VLDL; D010938:Plant Oils; D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol; D000074263:Coconut Oil