Physiological effects of broccoli consumption

Phytochemistry Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 283-298

  Jeffery, Elizabeth H ^a   Araya, Marcela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti carcinogenesis; Anti inflammatory; Broccoli; Indole 3 carbinol; Sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

3 INDOLEMETHANOL; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CARCINOGEN; GLUCOBRASSICIN; GLUCORAPHANIN; GLUCOSINOLATE; GLYCOSIDE; KAEMPFEROL; QUERCETIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SULFORAPHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BROCCOLI; CANCER CELL; CANCER RISK; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 58149350422     PISSN: 15687767     EISSN: 1572980X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11101-008-9106-4     Document Type: Review

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