Erythrocyte Antioxidant Protection of Rose Hips (Rosa spp.)

Rose hips are popular in health promoting products as the fruits contain high content of bioactive compounds. The aim of this study was to investigate whether health benefits are attributable to ascorbic acid, phenols, or other rose-hip-derived compounds. Freeze-dried powder of rose hips was preextr...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: C. Widén, A. Ekholm, M. D. Coleman, S. Renvert, K. Rumpunen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/621579