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Interactions between gray-sided voles (Clethrionomys rufucanus) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus), their main winter food plant.

Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) anthocyanins modulate heme oxygenase-1 and glutathione S-transferase-pi expression in ARPE-19 cells.

Bilberry xyloglucan—novel building blocks containing β-xylose within a complex structure

Protective effect of anthocyanin-rich extract from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) against myelotoxicity induced by 5-fluorouracil.

Study of diversity of anthocyanin composition in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruits.

New liquid chromatography method with ultraviolet detection for analysis of anthocyanins and anthocyanidins in Vaccinium myrtillus fruit dry extracts and commercial preparations.

Effect of cyanidin-3-glucoside and an anthocyanin mixture from bilberry on adenoma development in the ApcMin mouse model of intestinal carcinogenesis--relationship with tissue anthocyanin levels.

Use of multiplex terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism for rapid and simultaneous analysis of different components of the soil microbial community.

Development of analyses by high-performance liquid chromatography and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtilus) anthocyanins in human plasma and urine.

Bilberry adulteration using the food dye amaranth.

Bioavailability and tissue distribution of anthocyanins in bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) extract in rats.

Solid state NMR study of dietary fiber powders from aronia, bilberry, black currant and apple

Superoxide radical- and peroxynitrite-scavenging activity of anthocyanins; structure-activity relationship and their synergism.

Opposite effects of antioxidants on anxiety in Wistar and OXYS rats.

Population genetic analysis of Phialocephala fortinii s.l. and Acephala applanata in two undisturbed forests in Switzerland and evidence for new cryptic species

Explaining bank vole cycles in southern Norway 1980-2004 from bilberry reports 1932-1977 and climate.

Direct vasoactive and vasoprotective properties of anthocyanin-rich extracts.

Combined enzymatic and high-pressure processing affect cell wall polysaccharides in berries.

Bilberry extracts induce gene expression through the electrophile response element.

Berry phenolics: antimicrobial properties and mechanisms of action against severe human pathogens.