Bioactive Phytochemicals in Wheat Bran for Colon Cancer Prevention

Wheat and Rice in Disease Prevention and Health

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 121-129

  Sang, Shengmin ^a   Zhu, Yingdong ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkylresorcinols; Colon cancer; Fiber; Phytochemicals; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903249719     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-401716-0.00010-6     Document Type: Chapter

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