Antioxidants in the Mediterranean diets: An update

World Review of Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 97, Issue , 2007, Pages 162-179

  Bogani, P ^a   Visioli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT;

HUMAN; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW;

ANTIOXIDANTS; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 39049184502     PISSN: 00842230     EISSN: 16623975     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000097915     Document Type: Review

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