Hypocholesterolemic properties of grapefruit (Citrus paradisii) and shaddock (Citrus maxima) juices and inhibition of angiotensin-1-converting enzyme activity
Grapefruit (Citrus paradisii) and shaddock (Citrus maxima) juices are used in folk medicine for the management of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases, but the mechanism of action by which they exert their therapeutic action is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Food and Drug Analysis |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1021949814000970 |