Hydroxytyrosol and potential uses in cardiovascular diseases, cancer and AIDS.

Hydroxytyrosol is one of the main phenolic components of olive oil. It is present in the fruit and leaf of the olive (Olea europaea L.). During the past decades, it has been well documented that this phenolic compound has health benefits and a protective action has been found in preclinical studies...

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Main Authors: Angel eGil-Izquierdo, Cristina eVilaplana Peréz, David eAuñon Calles, Libia Alejandra García Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnut.2014.00018/full