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Direct Effects of (−)-Epicatechin and Procyanidin B2 on the Respiration of Rat Heart Mitochondria

Flavonol (−)-epicatechin and its derived dimer procyanidin B2, present in high amounts in cocoa products, have been shown to exert beneficial effects on the heart and cardiovascular system; however, their mechanism of action has not been fully elucidated. We studied effects of (−)-epicatechin and pr...

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Autores principales: Kopustinskiene, Dalia M., Savickas, Arunas, Vetchý, David, Masteikova, Ruta, Kasauskas, Arturas, Bernatoniene, Jurga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4354975/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25811024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/232836