Description
Butylatedhydroxytoluene(BHT)iscommonlyusedasafoodandcosmeticsadditive;itexhibitsantioxidativeandanti-inflammatoryactivities.BHTmayalsodisplayneuroprotectivebenefit,decreasingethanol-inducedbraindamageandneurodegenerationandsuppressingactivationofNF-κBactivationandCOX-2expressioninvivo.
References
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