Selected bioactivities of Vaccinium berries and other fruit crops in relation to their phenolic contents

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2279-2285

  Kalt, Wilhelmina ^a   Howell, Amy B ^b   MacKinnon, Shawna L ^c   Goldman, Irwin L ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Anti adhesion; Anti platelet; Antioxidant; Proanthocyanidin

Indexed keywords

VACCINIUM;

EID: 34548363561     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2985     Document Type: Article

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