The Disease - Preventive Potential of Some Popular and Underutilized Seeds

Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, and Degenerative Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 171-212

  Bhat, Rajeev ^a  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Anti proliferative; Cardio vascular; Fatty acids; Seeds; Spices; Sterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886192561     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470960844.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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