A berry thought-provoking idea: The potential role of plant polyphenols in the treatment of age-related cognitive disorders

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 794-800

  Paul Cherniack, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Cognition; Fruits; Polyphenols

Indexed keywords

BLUEBERRY EXTRACT; CRANBERRY EXTRACT; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; PTEROSTILBENE; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; POLYPHENOL;

BLUEBERRY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CRANBERRY JUICE; DEMENTIA; DRUG MECHANISM; GRAPE JUICE; HUMAN; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGING; ANIMAL; FRUIT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGING; ANIMALS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FRUIT; HUMANS; POLYPHENOLS;

EID: 84871899963     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114512000669     Document Type: Review

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