| Literature DB >> 18361732 |
Mahtab Jafari1, Asghar Zarban, Steven Pham, Thomas Wang.
Abstract
The effects of a rose-flower extract, Rosa damascena, on the mortality rate of Drosophila melanogaster was evaluated in this study. R. damascena is a potent antioxidant that has many therapeutic uses in addition to its perfuming effects. Supplementing Drosophila with this rose extract resulted in a statistically significant decrease in mortality rate in male and female flies. Moreover, the observed anti-aging effects were not associated with common confounds of anti-aging properties, such as a decrease in fecundity or metabolic rate.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18361732 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2007.546
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Food ISSN: 1096-620X Impact factor: 2.786