Kiwifruit: Our daily prescription for health1

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 442-447

  Stonehouse, Welma ^a   Gammon, Cheryl S ^a   Beck, Kathryn L ^a   Conlon, Cathryn A ^a   von Hurst, Pamela R ^a   Kruger, Rozanne ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Actinidia; Anti oxidant; Blood pressure; Digestion; Hdl cholesterol; Iron; Kiwifruit; Platelet aggregation; Triglycerides; Upper respiratory tract infection

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA CHINENSIS; ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA; ANAPHYLAXIS; APPLE; ARTICLE; BANANA; BLACK CUMIN; BLUEBERRY; COMMON COLD; DIGESTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; KIWIFRUIT; MALUS; NONHUMAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAWBERRY; SWEET ORANGE;

ACTINIDIA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84878831587     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: 12057541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2012-0303     Document Type: Article

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