Health benefits of peach, nectarine and plums

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 841, Issue , 2009, Pages 267-273

  Byrne, D H ^a   Noratto, G ^a   Cisneros Zevallos, L ^a   Porter, W ^a   Vizzotto, M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CLIMA TEMPERADO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Antioxidant activity; Breast cancer; LDL oxidation; Phenolics

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 75449092444     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.2009.841.32     Document Type: Article

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