Antioxidants in tea

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 705-718

  Wiseman, Sheila A ^c   Balentine, Douglas A ^a   Frei, Balz ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; REVIEW; TEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; FLAVONOIDS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIPID PEROXIDATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TEA;

EID: 0031296949     PISSN: 10408398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408399709527798     Document Type: Article

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