Garlic and health

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 57-65

  Kik, C ^a   Kahane, R ^b   Gebhardt, R ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RN5 ^*  (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allium sativum; Atherosclerosis; Biotechnology; Cancer; Pharmaceutics; Plant genetics

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; CHEMISTRY; GARLIC; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GARLIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0035436338     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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