A review of the cardiovascular benefits and antioxidant properties of allicin.

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Published in Phytother Res on August 08, 2012

Authors

Jackie Yan-Yan Chan1, Ailsa Chui-Ying Yuen, Robbie Yat-Kan Chan, Shun-Wan Chan

Author Affiliations

1: Food Safety and Technology Research Centre, Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, SAR, PR China.

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