Protective effect of Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hill.) against oxidative damage in vitro in rat brain synaptosomal/mitochondrial P2 fractions

Protective effect of Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hill.) against oxidative damage in vitro in rat brain synaptosomal/mitochondrial P2 fractions

Yerba mate extracts are naturally enriched with several antioxidant compounds. Therefore, this natural product constitutes a fertile field of research directed to test its antioxidant and therapeutic properties in the Central Nervous System. We tested the ability of yerba mate to prevent the chemica...

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Main Authors: María Eduarda de Lima, Ana C. Colpo, Marisol Maya-López, Hemerson Rosa, Isaac Túnez, Sonia Galván-Arzate, Abel Santamaría, Vanderlei Folmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
Subjects:
Antioxidant defense
Rat brain
Mitochondrial dysfunction
Neuroprotection
Yerba mate extract
Chlorogenic acid
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464617302736

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