Abstract
SUMMARYEmulsions containing either corn oil or coconut oil were injected intraperitoneally into rats at the same time as cholesterol suspensions, in order to determine whether the presence of polyunsaturated or saturated fatty acids had any effect on the uptake, esterification and removal of cholesterol by reticulo‐endothelial cells in the sternal lymph nodes.Both corn oil and coconut oil increased the amount of cholesterol taken up by the sternal nodes. The amount of cholesterol esterified during the first 24 hours was less in the presence of coconut oil than in the presence of corn oil. The percentage ester, however, increased more in the coconut oil group after 24 hours, and by 10 days exceeded the percentage ester in the corn oil group.The removal rate of total cholesterol from the nodes was not significantly affected by the presence of either coconut oil or corn oil.
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