Inhibition of advanced glycation end product formation by medicinal plant extracts correlates with phenolic metabolites and antioxidant activity.

Inhibition of advanced glycation end product formation by medicinal plant extracts correlates with phenolic metabolites and antioxidant activity. C.S. Harris, L.P. Beaulieu, M.H. Fraser, K.L. McIntyre, P.L. Owen, L.C. Martineau, A. Cuerrier, T. Johns, P.S. Haddad, S.A. Bennett, J.T. Arnason Planta Medica 77 (2):196-204 (2011)…


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DOWNLOAD PDF Traditional Cree medicines modulate steatosis and antioxidant activity, but not insulin sensitivity in fat-laden H4IIE liver cells A. Afshar, P.L. Owen, L. Martineau, T. Johns, J.T. Arnason, P.S. Haddad Revista de Fitoterapia 10 (Suppl. 1) p. 145 (2010) The Canadian Institute of Health Research Team in Aboriginal…


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