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Serum Cholesterol Levels in Alloxan Diabetic Rats after Loading with Various Alimentary Fats

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IT has been shown1 that large amounts of lard taken orally for several days raised the serum cholesterol levels of alloxan diabetic rats above 300 mg per cent, whereas those of normal rats after the same loading remained at about 100 mg per cent.

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RUDAS, B. Serum Cholesterol Levels in Alloxan Diabetic Rats after Loading with Various Alimentary Fats. Nature 211, 320–321 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211320a0

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