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Toxicology evaluation of a procyanidin-rich extract from grape skins and seeds.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association - 1 Jun 2011
Lluís Laura, Muñoz Mònica, Nogués M Rosa, Sánchez-Martos Vanessa, Romeu Marta, Giralt Montse, Valls Josep, Solà Rosa
Abstract excerpt
The procyanidin-rich extract from grape seeds and skins (GSSE) has antioxidant properties which may have cardioprotective effects. Since it might be interesting to incorporate this extract into a functional food, toxicological tests need to be made to determine how safe it is. In this study we carried out a limit test to determine the acute oral toxicity and the lethal dose 50 (LD50) and some genotoxicity tests...
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