The absorption, metabolism and excretion of flavan-3-ols and procyanidins following the ingestion of a grape seed extract by rats.

C, Tsang; C, Auger; W, Mullen; A, Bornet; JM, Rouanet; A, Crozier; PL, Teissedre

doi:10.1079/bjn20051480

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The absorption, metabolism and excretion of flavan-3-ols and procyanidins following the ingestion of a grape seed extract by rats.

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Tsang C

Auger C

Mullen W

Abstract

Rats were fed a grape seed extract (GSE) containing (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin and dimers, trimers, tetramers and polymeric procyanidins. Liver, kidney, brain and gastrointestinal (GI) tract together with plasma, urine and faeces were collected over a 24 h period and their flavan-3-ol content was...

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