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Anthocyanidins-enriched bilberry extracts inhibit 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation via the insulin pathway

Nutrition & Metabolism, 2011
Background Obesity and metabolic syndrome are important public concerns, and there is increasing demand for effective therapeutic strategies. Flavonoids are expected to improve the risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome.
Yuan Bo, Hussain Aashiq, Takanashi Masakatsu, Tanaka Masami, Suzuki Rieko, Toyoda Hiroo, Kuroda Masahiko   +6 more
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Modelling the coverage and annual variation in bilberry yield in Finland

Silva Fennica, 2016
The coverage of bilberry (L.) was modelled as a function of site and stand characteristics using the permanent sample plots of the National Forest Inventory (NFI) (Model 1).
Turtiainen, Marjut, Miina, Jari, Salo, Kauko, Hotanen, Juha-Pekka   +3 more
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Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of berry fruits [PDF]

Acta Periodica Technologica, 2012
The main chemical composition, contents of total phenolic (TPh), total flavonoid (TF), and total monomeric anthocyianin (TMA), as well as the antioxidant activity of two raspberry cultivars (Meeker and Willamette), two blackberry cultivars (Čačanska ...
Stajčić Slađana M., Tepić Aleksandra N., Đilas Sonja M., Šumić Zdravko M., Čanadanović-Brunet Jasna M., Ćetković Gordana S., Vulić Jelena J., Tumbas Vesna T.   +7 more
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Neuroprotective effect of bilberry extract in a murine model of photo-stressed retina. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Excessive exposure to light promotes degenerative and blinding retinal diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. However, the underlying mechanisms of photo-induced retinal degeneration are not fully understood, and a ...
Hideto Osada, Tomohiro Okamoto, Hirohiko Kawashima, Eriko Toda, Seiji Miyake, Norihiro Nagai, Saori Kobayashi, Kazuo Tsubota, Yoko Ozawa   +8 more
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Foliar potassium concentrations of bilberry, bog bilberry and downy birch as indicators of potassium nutrition of Scots pine on a drained peatland

Silva Fennica, 2003
Leaves of bilberry (V. myrtillus), bog bilberry (V. uliginosum) and downy birch (B. pubescens) were collected five times during a growing season from 18 plots in a drainage area, and needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) once during the ...
Kaunisto, Seppo, Sarjala, Tytti
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Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Extracts Comparative Analysis Regarding Their Phytonutrient Profiles, Antioxidant Capacity along with the In Vivo Rescue Effects Tested on a Drosophila melanogaster High-Sugar Diet Model

Antioxidants, 2020
Bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) have been reported to hold a plentitude of health-promoting properties beyond basic nutrition, mainly attributed to their anthocyanin content and antioxidant activity.
Andreea-Adriana Neamtu, Rita Szoke-Kovacs, Emoke Mihok, Cecilia Georgescu, Violeta Turcus, Neli Kinga Olah, Adina Frum, Ovidiu Tita, Carmen Neamtu, Zsombor Szoke-Kovacs, Zoltan Cziaky, Endre Mathe   +11 more
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Protective effect of Vaccinium myrtillus on ischemia- reperfusion injury in rat ovary

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2018
Objective: It is aimed to evaluate the protective effect of bilberry on I/R injury in rat ovary. Materials and methods: A total 48 female Wistar–Albino rats were utilized to form five groups: Group 1 (control group) (n = 8), neither drug was given and ...
Kara Ozlem, Yakan Birkan, Kara Mustafa, Kaymak Emin   +3 more
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Anthocyanidin pigments in clinical ophthalmology. Analysis of their profile in eye supplements and food additives containing bilberry extract

Oftalʹmologiâ, 2015
Currently, several eye nutritional supplements and food additives with bilberry extract are approved in Russia. Bilberry effects directly depend on anthocyanidin content.
M. B. Gottikh, I. V. Vorob’eva, V. N. Tashlitskiy   +2 more
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Modelling the abundance and temporal variation in the production of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) in Finnish mineral soil forests

Silva Fennica, 2009
Empirical models for the abundance and berry yield of V. myrtillus were constructed using generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) techniques. The percentage coverage of bilberry was predicted as a function of site and stand characteristics using the ...
Miina, Jari, Hotanen, Juha-Pekka, Salo, Kauko   +2 more
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Indirect effects of ant predation (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus

European Journal of Entomology, 2005
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) is one of the dominant plants of the Fennoscandian boreal coniferous forest and constitutes a major food source for many insect herbivores.
Ola ATLEGRIM
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