The effectiveness of the isothiocyanate sulforaphane in chemoprotection

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 867, Issue , 2010, Pages 27-36

  Dinkova Kostova, A T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Keap1; NQO1; Nrf2; Phase 2 enzyme; Photoprotection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 77957126067     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2010.867.2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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