Anthocyanins extract from bilberry enhances the therapeutic effect of pollen of Brassica napus L. on stress-provoked benign prostatic hyperplasia in restrained mice

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1357-1365

  Li, Yi Fang ^a   Tang, Lu Ping ^a   He, Rong Rong ^a,b,c   Xu, Zhe ^d   He, Qiong Qiong ^e   Xiang, Fei Jun ^c   Su, Wei Wei ^b   Kurihara, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Guangdong Kangmei Pharmaceutical Research Institute Company Limited   (China)

^d GUANGDONG FOOD AND DRUG VOCATIONAL COLLEGE   (China)

^e CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins extract (AE); Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Oxidative stress; Pollen of Brassica napus L. (PBN); Restraint stress

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; MUS; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 84880513859     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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