Chocolate Consumption, Fecal Water Antioxidant Activity, and Hydroxyl Radical Production

Nutrition and Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 131-135

  Record, Ian R ^a   McInerney, Jennifer K ^a   Noakes, Manny ^a   Bird, Anthony R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; POLYPHENOL; PROCYANIDIN; TROLOX C; WATER;

AMPEROMETRY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CACAO; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MOISTURE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 2342528493     PISSN: 01635581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc4702_4     Document Type: Article

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