Antioxidant action and therapeutic efficacy of Allium sativum L.

Molecules

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 690-700

  Capasso, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allium; Antioxidant activity; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SULFIDE;

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; GARLIC; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTICARCINOGENIC AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; GARLIC; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SULFIDES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872835124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules18010690     Document Type: Review

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