Antioxidant food supplements in human health /

Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health discusses new discoveries in the areas of oxygen and nitric oxide metabolism and pathophysiology, redox regulation and cell signaling, and the identification of natural antioxidants and their mechanisms of action on free radicals and their role in health...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Packer, Lester, Hiramatsu, Midori, Yoshikawa, Toshikazu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, ©1999.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Antioxidant Food Supplements in Human Health discusses new discoveries in the areas of oxygen and nitric oxide metabolism and pathophysiology, redox regulation and cell signaling, and the identification of natural antioxidants and their mechanisms of action on free radicals and their role in health and disease. An essential resource for researchers, students, and professionals in food science and nutrition, gerontology, physiology, pharmacology, and related areas. Key Features * Health effects of antioxidant nutrients * Nutrients of vitamins C and E, selenium, alpha-lipoic acid, coenzyme Q10, carotenoids, and flavonoids * Natural source antioxidants, including pine bark, ginko biloba, wine, herbs, uyaku, and carica papaya.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxv, 511 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780125435901
0125435908
9780080527284
0080527280
1281037311
9781281037312