Effect of changes in fruit and vegetable intake on plasma antioxidant defenses in humans [1]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 531-532

  Serafini, Mauro ^a   Del Rio, Daniele ^b   Crozier, Alan ^c   Benzie, Iris F F ^d  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; CATALASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; NOTE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TIME;

ANTIOXIDANTS; AREA UNDER CURVE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 14544300606     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn.81.2.531     Document Type: Letter

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