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Alfalfa seeds: Effects on cholesterol metabolism

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Plasma cholesterol concentrations were reduced in 3 human volunteers during ingestion of diets containing alfalfa seeds (AS) for 3 weeks. No signs of toxicity were detected through serum determinations of multiple parameters. The ingestion of AS in rats decreased the concentration of plasma cholesterol, reduced intestinal absorption of exogenous and endogenous cholesterol, and increased fecal biliary excretion.

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  1. Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, 505 N.W. 185th Avenue, 97006, Beaverton, Oregon, USA

    M. R. Malinow, P. McLaughlin & C. Stafford

  2. University of Oregon Health Sciences Center, 97201, Portland, Oregon, USA

    M. R. Malinow, P. McLaughlin & C. Stafford

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The work described in this article, Publication No. 1082 of the Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, was supported with grants RR-00163 and HL-16587 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Malinow, M.R., McLaughlin, P. & Stafford, C. Alfalfa seeds: Effects on cholesterol metabolism. Experientia 36, 562–564 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01965801

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