Lack of effects of tomato products on endothelial function in human subjects: Results of a randomised, placebo-controlled cross-over study

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 263-267

  Stangl, Verena ^a   Kuhn, Claudia ^a   Hentschel, Sonja ^a   Jochmann, Nicoline ^a   Jacob, Christine ^a   BÖhm, Volker ^b   Fröhlich, Kati ^b   Müller, Lars ^b   Gericke, Christine ^a   Lorenz, Mario ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Lycopene; Postmenopausal women; Tomato products

Indexed keywords

LYCOPENE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOMATO; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTENOIDS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; VASODILATION;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 79951675091     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114510003284     Document Type: Article

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