Cocoa-enriched diet enhances antioxidant enzyme activity and modulates lymphocyte composition in thymus from young rats

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 6431-6438

  Ramiro Puig, Emma ^a   Urpí Sardà, Mireia ^a   Pérez Cano, Francisco J ^a   Franch, Àngels ^a   Castellote, Cristina ^a   Andrés Lacueva, Cristina ^a   Izquierdo Pulido, Maria ^a   Castell, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalase activity; Cocoa; Lymphocyte phenotype; SOD activity; Thymocyte differentiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CATALASE; CATECHIN; ENZYME; FLAVONOID; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLYPHENOLS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CACAO; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; ENZYMOLOGY; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; RAT; SPLEEN; THYMUS; URINE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CACAO; CATALASE; CATECHIN; DIET; ENZYMES; FLAVONOIDS; LIVER; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PHENOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THYMUS GLAND;

RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 34548039225     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070487w     Document Type: Article

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