Consumption of flavanol-rich cocoa acutely increases microcirculation in human skin

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  European Journal of Nutrition

• Publication date

  2007-02-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/S00394-006-0627-6PMID 17164979
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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