Chemopreventive potential of minor components of olive oil against cancer

Italian Journal of Food Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 169-185

  Sotiroudis, T G ^a   Kyrtopoulos, S A ^a   Xenakis, A ^a   Sotiroudis, G T ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemoprevention; Olive oil

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042788740     PISSN: 11201770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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