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Antioxidant and other activities of phenolics in olives/olive oil, typical components of the mediterranean diet

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Abbreviations

HT:

hydroxytyrosol

iNOS:

inducible form of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase

LDL:

low density lipoprotein

NO:

nitric oxide

OE:

oleuropein

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  1. Institute of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Milan, Via Balzaretti 9, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Claudio Galli & Francesco Visioli

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Galli, C., Visioli, F. Antioxidant and other activities of phenolics in olives/olive oil, typical components of the mediterranean diet. Lipids 34 (Suppl 1), S23–S26 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02562224

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