title: Effects of castor oil on lipid metabolism in rats.
abstract: Weanling rats were given diets contained castor oil (CAO-diet), coconut oil (CO-diet), or high-oleic safflower oil (HO-diet) each 10% (wt). No growth retardations were observed on the CAO-diets. The CAO-diet group showed significantly lower serum cholesterol and hepatic triacylglycerols than the HO-diet group. Ricinoleic acid was found at an extremely low level in perirenal adipose tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University, Japan. oj34234@muse.cc.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ihara-Watanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shiroyama
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Konda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Umekawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuichi
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002368:Castor Oil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D000074263:Coconut Oil; D004032:Diet; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012450:Safflower Oil / Q000494:pharmacology; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils; D014280:Triglycerides; D012450:Safflower Oil; D002368:Castor Oil; D002784:Cholesterol; D000074263:Coconut Oil