Antioxidant and antiproliferative properties of strawberry tree tissues

Journal of Berry Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-12

  Tavares, L ^a   Fortalezas, S ^a   Carrilho, C ^a   McDougall, G J ^b   Stewart, D ^b   Ferreira, R B ^a,c   Santos, C N ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

antioxidant activity; Arbutus unedo; HPLC MS; MMP 9; polyphenols

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951840564     PISSN: 18785093     EISSN: 18785123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BR-2010-001     Document Type: Article

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