Bioavailability of catechins from tea: The effect of milk

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 356-359

  Van Het Hof, K H ^a   Kivits, G A A ^a   Weststrate, J A ^a   Tijburg, L B M ^a  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH VLAARDINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Catechins; Flavonoids; Human study; Milk; Tea

Indexed keywords

CATECHIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; TEA;

CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0031775287     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600568     Document Type: Article

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