Dietary Flavonoids

Present Knowledge in Nutrition: Tenth Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 419-433

  Williamson, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary; Flavonoid biological effect, reaching the target for effecting target site; Flavonoids in urine, bile, as biomarkers for flavonoid intake; Flavonoids, and absorption, metabolism, excretion; Flavonoids, and risk factors for cardiovascular disease; Flavonoids, antioxidants, in vivo by indirect antioxidant mechanisms; Flavonoids, as antioxidants chelating iron, scavenging free radicals; Flavonoids, in plant based foods, and beverages; Flavonoids, quercetin, hesperetin, absorption pathways; Quercetin and some metabolites, and effects on neuron cell signaling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886968068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119946045.ch27     Document Type: Chapter

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