Nutraceutical value of sesame oil

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 264-269

  Gauthaman, K ^a   Mohamed Saleem, T S ^b  

^a HIMALAYAN PHARMACY INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ANNAMACHARYA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Dietary supplements; Oxidative stress; Sesame oil; Sesamum indicum

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; NUTRACEUTICAL; SESAME SEED OIL;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 77953412891     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09737847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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