Flavonoids and cardiovascular health: Which compounds, what mechanisms?

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-13

  Geleijnse, Johanna M ^a   Hollman, Peter C H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVANOL DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; KAEMPFEROL; MYRICETIN; QUERCETIN;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; STROKE; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 47249106944     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.1.12     Document Type: Editorial

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