Extraction, purification and animal model testing of an anti-atherosclerotic lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside from flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum)

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 501, Issue , 1999, Pages 245-248

  Muir, A D ^a   Westcott, N D ^a   Prasad, K ^b  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lignan; Linum usitatissimum; Secoiolariciresinol diglucoside

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542581870     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1999.501.39     Document Type: Conference Paper

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