Bioavailability and molecular activities of anthocyanins as modulators of endothelial function

Genes and Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Speciale, Antonio ^a   Cimino, Francesco ^a   Saija, Antonella ^a   Canali, Raffaella ^b   Virgili, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; Endothelial dysfunction; Inflammation; Nitric oxide; Nrf2

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904411972     PISSN: 15558932     EISSN: 18653499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12263-014-0404-8     Document Type: Review

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