Vegetables, Whole Grains, and Their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Mutanen, Marja (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Pajari, Anne-Maria (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Σειρά: Diet and Cancer ; 2
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Biomedicine.; Cancer Research.

Vegetables, Whole Grains and their Derivatives in Cancer Prevention looks in detail at the evidence regarding the effects and mechanisms of action of potentially cancer-preventive components and their sources from plant kingdom. The book covers current knowledge on certain foods and their constituen...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• List of Contributors
• Preface
• 1 Cruciferous Vegetables – and biological activity of isothiocyanates and indoles
• 2 Green Leafy Vegetables in Cancer Prevention
• 3 The Role of Tomato Lycopene in Cancer Prevention
• 4 -Catotene and Other Carotenoids in Cancer Prevention
• 5 The Role of Alliums and Their Sulphur and Selenium Constituents on Cancer Prevention
• 6 Molecular Mechanisms of Chemoprevention with Capsaicinoids from Chili Peppers
• 7 Influence of Dietary Soy Isoflavones Genistein and Daidzein on Genotoxiciy and Mammary Carcinogenicity in Rats Exposed to the Model Carcinogen 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a] anthracene (DMBA)
• 8 The Potential Roles of Seeds and Seed Bioactives on the Prevention and Treatment of Breast and Prostate Cancer
• 9 Nuts as Part of a Whole Diet Approach to Cancer Prevention
• 10 Whole Grains and Their Constituents in Cancer Prevention
• Appendices
• Glossary
• Author Index
• Subject Index.