Wheat grass supplementation decreases oxidative stress in healthy subjects: A comparative study with Spirulina

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 789-791

  Shyam, Radhey ^a   Singh, Som N ^a   Vats, Praveen ^a   Singh, Vijay K ^a   Bajaj, Rajeev ^b   Singh, Shashi B ^a   Banerjee, Pratul K ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b INHS Asvini   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CAROTENOID; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SPIRULINA MAXIMA EXTRACT; TRITICUM AESTIVUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPIRULINA; THERAPY EFFECT; WHEAT;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE; REFERENCE VALUES; SPIRULINA; TRITICUM;

EID: 35948989236     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.7137     Document Type: Letter

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