The quality of commercially available nutraceutical supplements and food sources

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Lockwood, G Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

nutraceutical supplements; quality evaluations

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; BETA CAROTENE; BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID; CARNITINE; CHONDROITIN; CREATINE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; GLUCOSAMINE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LYCOPENE; MELATONIN; NUTRACEUTICAL; OXYRESVERATROL; POLICOSANOL; PRASTERONE; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; RESVERATROL; STEROL; THIOCTIC ACID; UBIDECARENONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISTRIBUTION VOLUME; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; FOOD QUALITY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FOOD; FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD;

EID: 78650361123     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2010.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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