Crucial facts about health benefits of popular cruciferous vegetables

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 94-106

  Manchali, Shivapriya ^a   Chidambara Murthy, Kotamballi N ^b,c   Patil, Bhimanagouda S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Triesta Sciences HealthCare Global Oncology Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Anticancer; Cardioprotective; Cruciferous; Health benefits; Isothiocyanates; Sulforaphane

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. GEMMIFERA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; NASTURTIUM OFFICINALE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 84857685272     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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