Nitrites Derived From Foneiculum Vulgare (Fennel) Seeds Promotes Vascular Functions

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Swaminathan, Akila ^a   Sridhara, Sree Rama Chaitanya ^a   Sinha, Swaraj ^a   Nagarajan, Shunmugam ^a   Balaguru, Uma Maheswari ^a   Siamwala, Jamila H ^a   Rajendran, Saranya ^a   Saran, Uttara ^a   Chatterjee, Suvro ^a  

^a ANNA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Functional food; Herbs; Nitrite; Plant extract; Vascular function

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; NITRATE; NITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL PROTECTION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FOENICULUM; HUMAN; PLANT SEED; SPICE; VASODILATATION;

ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; CELL LINE; CYTOPROTECTION; FOENICULUM; HUMANS; NITRATES; NITRITES; PLANT EXTRACTS; SEEDS; SPICES; VASODILATION;

FOENICULUM VULGARE;

EID: 84871237543     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: 17503841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.03000.x     Document Type: Article

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