Non-nutritive bioactive food constituents of plants: Tocopherols (vitamin E)

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-94

  Elmadfa, Ibrahim ^a   Wagner, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Absorption; Antioxidants; Cancer; Heart disease; Protein binding; Tocopherols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; DELTA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TOCOPHEROL DERIVATIVE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOAVAILABILITY; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0037357755     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.73.2.89     Document Type: Conference Paper

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