Overview
Reviews the beneficial role of plant derived nutraceuticals with antioxidant properties as related to prenatal development, neonatal growth and health, maintenance of adult health and healthy aging
Gives an overview of the use of nutritional based antioxidant therapies in disease prevention and treatment
Provides state-of-the-art knowledge of the role dietary supplements in improved health and limiting damage caused by environmental and chemical factors
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This book offers a collection of expert reviews on the use of plant-based antioxidant therapies in disease prevention and treatment. Topics discussed include the uses of plant and nutritional antioxidants in the contexts of reproductive health and prenatal development, healthcare and aging, noncommunicable chronic diseases, and environmental pollution. The text is complemented by a wealth of color figures and summary tables.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Professor Ismail Laher is a professor at the Unviersity of British Columbia, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics. His special interests and accomplishments are in the area of pharmacology of
autoregulation, autonomic pharmacology, vascular smooth muscle and cerebrovascular pharmacology. He has a good publication record in renowned pharmacological journals. He is the Editor of the Springer Reference: Systems Biology of Free Radicals and Antioxidants.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nutritional Antioxidant Therapies: Treatments and Perspectives
Editors: Kaïs Hussain Al-Gubory, Ismail Laher
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67625-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-67623-4Published: 20 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09805-6Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-67625-8Published: 10 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 553
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour
Topics: Human Physiology, Molecular Medicine, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Oxidative Stress, Nutrition