European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 13 , Pages 1931-1940 , September 2005

Anthocyans from fruits and vegetables – Does bright colour signal cancer chemopreventive activity?

Received 18 March 2005 ,Revised 28 March 2005 ,Accepted 29 June 2005.

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PII: S0959-8049(05)00517-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2005.06.009

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 41, Issue 13 , Pages 1931-1940 , September 2005

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