Properties of herbage in relation to equine dysautonomia: Biochemical composition and antioxidant and prooxidant actions

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2346-2352

  McGorum, Bruce C ^a   Fry, Stephen C ^b   Wallace, Graham ^b   Coenen, Karine ^b   Robb, Jean ^c   Williamson, Gary ^d   Aruoma, Okezie I ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Fruid Tweedsmiur   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Equine dysautonomia; Prooxidant

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; OXIDIZING AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMISTRY; DYSAUTONOMIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INGESTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; POLYNEUROPATHY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; OXIDANTS; PHENOLS; PLANTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 0033947989     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf991101n     Document Type: Article

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