The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 785-794 , December 2007

Effect of almond skin polyphenolics and quercetin on human LDL and apolipoprotein B-100 oxidation and conformation

Received 12 June 2006 ,Revised 19 September 2006 ,Accepted 8 December 2006.

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 This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service under Cooperative Agreement No. 58-1950-4-401 and the Almond Board of California.

PII: S0955-2863(07)00025-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2006.12.015

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
Volume 18, Issue 12 , Pages 785-794 , December 2007