In vivo antioxidant effect of green and black tea in man

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 28-32

  Serafini, M ^a   Ghiselli, A ^a   Ferro Luzzi, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Men; Milk; Plasma; Polyphenols; Tea

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MILK PROTEIN; POLYPHENOL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MILK; TEA;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FLAVONOIDS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; PHENOLS; POLYMERS; TEA;

EID: 0030062436     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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