... is mainly caused by chronically inadequate intake. This study aimed to determine the retinol and betacarotene status in mother-infant dyads, and to evaluate the associations between them. Methods: Umbilical cord serum, maternal serum, and colostrum were collected from 134 healthy mothers living in a risk...

...Nina E. Berentzen; Alet H. Wijga; Lenie van Rossem; Johan C. de Jongste; Hendriek C. Boshuizen; Henriëtte A. Smit Background: We aimed to assess absolute plasma-serum differences and differences in ranking of total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLC), and TC/HDLC ratio...

... donors were used for measuring phagocytic activity and for the quantification of serum fatty acids, total cholesterol, TG, HDL, and LDL, respectively. Phagocytosis was determined using a PHAGOTEST kit, fatty acids using a GC chromatograph, and lipids using test kits. Results/Conclusions: The analysis...

...P. Bobek; L. Kuniak; L. Ozdín In male rats fed a diet containing 1.5% cholesterol and 5% of dried mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus) a significantly reduced accumulation of cholesterol in serum (by 45%) and the liver (by 15%) was observed at the end of the 12th week of the experiment. The decrease...

...P. Bobek; E. Ginter; M. Jurčovičová; L. Kuniak We studied the effect of the edible mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus (4% in diet containing 1 % of cholesterol) on serum and liver lipids in female rats with hereditary enhanced sensitivity to alimentary cholesterol. We found that the consumption...

..., however, the accumulation of vitamin A activity was largest in the fetal liver. Amniotic fluid Fetus Placenta Prealbumin Retinol-binding protein Rhesus Serum Ann. Nutr. Metab. 28: 321-333 (1984) © 1984 S. Karger AG, Basel 0250-6807/84/0285-0321$2.75/0 Vitamin A Transfer to the Fetus...

...A.C. Beynen; G. den Engelsman; K.E. Scholz; C.E. West Replacement of soy protein by casein in the cholesterol-free, semipurified diet of rabbits caused hypercholesterolemia within 7 days. After 36 days, the serum of casein-fed rabbits displayed elevated levels of free and esterified cholesterol...

...C. Alling; Å. Bruce; I. Karlsson; L. Svennerholm Rats were fed diets with three different levels of essential fatty acids (EFA); 3.0, 0.75 and 0.07 cal·% for more than two generations. The concentrations of serum phospholipids and cholesterol rose during the suckling period and fell rapidly after...

...J.-C. Laporte In the presence of ethanol, lantitryptic activity of rat plasma, as well as serum, decreased to the same extent through increased dissociation of trypsin inhibitor complexes. Proteolytic activity of rat plasma increased in the presence of ethanol with an effect similar...

...M.H. Jourdan (1) in both male and female baboons, the 14 C specific activity in the serum glycerides is greater following the intravenous injection of about 10 Ci fructose-U- 14 Cthan after the same amount of radio-glucose. It is argued that this indicates a greater incorporation of 14 C-fructose...

...I. Gontzea; Nadia Nicolau The serum tocopherol levels were determined in 923 workers (18–62 years of age) from the textile, chemical and metallurgical industries. Tocopherol levels varied between 0.20 and 1.86 mg/100 ml serum, the mean value being 0.77 ± 0.01 mg/100 ml; but in 148 subjects (16...

...Miguel Navarro-Alarcón; Herminia López-Garcia de la Serrana; Vidal Pérez-Valero; Carmen López-Martínez Serum and urine selenium levels were determined in patients with cardiovascular diseases by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry. Mean serum Se concentrations measured in patients...