Serum cholesterol levels in rats fed thirteen trace elements

Schroeder, HA

HERO ID

1032868

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

1968

Language

English

PMID

5653261

HERO ID 1032868
In Press No
Year 1968
Title Serum cholesterol levels in rats fed thirteen trace elements
Authors Schroeder, HA
Journal Journal of Nutrition
Volume 94
Issue 4
Page Numbers 475-480
Pmid 5653261
Url http://jn.nutrition.org/content/94/4/475.long
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Comments Toxnet Summary: The effects of trace elements on serum cholesterol were investigated. Rats were given drinking water containing 1 or 5 parts per million (ppm) of chromium (7440473) salt, 5ppm of soluble salts of zirconium (7440677), vanadium (7440622), niobium (7440031), nickel (7440020), cadmium (7440439), germanium (7440564), tin (7440315), lead (7439921), arsenic (7440382), or antimony (7440360), and 2ppm of selenium (7782492) or tellurium (13494809). Treatment was given from weaning until the rats were 11 to 30 months old. Blood samples were collected for determinations of serum cholesterol. After chromium exposure, serum cholesterol was reduced in males given 1ppm and females given 5ppm. Sex differences were evident in groups given vanadium, chromium, selenium, cadmium, germanium, tin, and control groups. For both sexes, the lowest serum cholesterol values were found in rats given niobium, chromium, and nickel. The highest values were found in those given tellurium. In males, increases also were seen in those given selenium, antimony, zirconium, and vanadium. Germanium decreased serum cholesterol in males. In females, high serum cholesterol values were found in the controls and in those given zirconium, cadmium, germanium, tin, lead, and arsenic. Low values occurred with vanadium, niobium, chromium, and nickel. The authors conclude that nickel, niobium, and chromium may possess anticholesterogenic properties, while tellurium may promote cholesterol formation.
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