Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1110-1116 , November 2010

Bioavailability and catabolism of green tea flavan-3-ols in humans

  • Daniele Del Rio, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Luca Calani, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Chiara Cordero, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
    • ,
  • Sara Salvatore, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Soremartec Italia S.r.l., Research and Development Center, Ferrero Group, Alba (CN), Italy
    • ,
  • Nicoletta Pellegrini, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Furio Brighenti, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-0521-903835; fax: +39-0521-903832.

Received 30 April 2009 ,Accepted 17 September 2009.

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 This study was supported by a research grant from Soremartec Sp.A., Alba, Italy.

PII: S0899-9007(09)00413-4

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.09.021

Nutrition
Volume 26, Issue 11 , Pages 1110-1116 , November 2010

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