Regular consumption of black tea increases circulating kynurenine concentrations: A randomized controlled trial

BBA Clinical

Volumn 3, Issue , 2015, Pages 31-35

  Gostner, J M ^a   Becker, K ^a   Croft, K D ^b   Woodman, R J ^c   Puddey, I B ^b   Fuchs, D ^a   Hodgson, J M ^b  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Black tea; Cardiovascular health; Immune system; Kynurenine; Neopterin

Indexed keywords

KYNURENINE; NEOPTERIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84916910878     PISSN: 22146474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbacli.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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