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Original Article

Absorption and excretion of conjugated flavonols, including quercetin-4′-O-β-glucoside and isorhamnetin-4′-O-β-glucoside by human volunteers after the consumption of onions

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Pages 257-269 | Received 20 Mar 1998, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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