Intake of polyphenol-rich pomegranate pure juice influences urinary glucocorticoids, blood pressure and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance in human volunteers

Journal of Nutritional Science

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-9

  Tsang, Catherine ^a   Smail, Nacer F ^a   Almoosawi, S ^a   Davidson, I ^a   Al Dujaili, Emad A S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11 Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Blood pressure; Glucocorticoids; Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; Obesity; Pomegranate juice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982191281     PISSN: 20486790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jns.2012.10     Document Type: Article

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