Melatonin in walnuts: Influence on levels of melatonin and total antioxidant capacity of blood

Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 920-924

  Reiter, Russel J ^a   Manchester, L C ^a   Tan, Dun Xian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Cardiovascular system; Ferric reducing ability of serum; Melatonin; Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity; Walnuts

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; MELATONIN; TROLOX C;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EXTRACTION; FEEDING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WALNUT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CHROMANS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; JUGLANS; MALE; MELATONIN; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA; JUGLANDACEAE; JUGLANS; JUGLANS REGIA;

EID: 23944442239     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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