Biological activity of saliva against in vitro LDL oxidation after chewing commercial chewing gums

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-289

  Andrikopoulos, N K ^a   Kaliora, A C ^a   Assimopoulou, A N ^b   Papageorgiou, V P ^b  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

(LDL); Antioxidants; Chewing gums; Low density lipoproteins; Pistacia lentiscus; Polyphenols; Saliva; Spearmint

Indexed keywords

FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; MENTHA; MENTHA SPICATA; PISTACIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 0036445145     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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