Special characteristics of non-nutrient food constituents of plants - Phytochemicals introductary lecture

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-62

  Andlauer, Wilfried ^a,b   Fürst, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Haute Ecole Valaisanne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Non nutrient plant constituents; Phytochemicals; Preventive actions for health

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; FLAVONOID; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT;

EID: 0037357796     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.73.2.55     Document Type: Conference Paper

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