Helianthus annuus Seed Extract Affects Weight and Body Composition of Healthy Obese Adults during 12 Weeks of Consumption: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study.
Leverrier A, Daguet D, Calame W, Dhoye P, Kodimule SP.
Nutrients. 2019 May 15;11(5). pii: E1080. doi: 10.3390/nu11051080

Formulation and characterization of a Helianthus annuus - alkyl polyglucoside emulsion cream for topical applications.
Banerjee K, Thiagarajan N, Thiagarajan P.
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2019 Apr;18(2):628-637. doi: 10.1111/jocd.12756

A review of phytochemistry, metabolite changes, and medicinal uses of the common sunflower seed and sprouts (Helianthus annuus L.).
Guo S, Ge Y, Na Jom K.
Chem Cent J. 2017 Sep 29;11(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s13065-017-0328-7. Review.

Pectin extraction from Helianthus annuus (sunflower) heads using RSM and ANN modelling by a genetic algorithm approach.
Muthusamy S, Manickam LP, Murugesan V, Muthukumaran C, Pugazhendhi A.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2019 Mar 1;124:750-758. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.11.036.

Helianthus annuus L. flower prevents UVB-induced photodamage in human dermal fibroblasts by regulating the MAPK/AP-1, NFAT, and Nrf2 signaling pathways.
Hwang E, Gao W, Xiao YK, Ngo HTT, Yi TH.
J Cell Biochem. 2019 Jan;120(1):601-612. doi: 10.1002/jcb.27417.

Molecular and biochemical characterization of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) cytosolic and plastidial enolases in relation to seed development.
Troncoso-Ponce MA, Rivoal J, Dorion S, Sánchez R, Venegas-Calerón M, Moreno-Pérez AJ, Baud S, Garcés R, Martínez-Force E.
Plant Sci. 2018 Jul;272:117-130. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2018.04.007.

Anti-Gouty Arthritis and Antihyperuricemia Effects of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Head Extract in Gouty and Hyperuricemia Animal Models.
Li L, Teng M, Liu Y, Qu Y, Zhang Y, Lin F, Wang D.
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:5852076. doi: 10.1155/2017/5852076.

Investigation of lipid-derived formation of decadien-1-amine, 2-pentylpyridine, and acrylamide in potato chips fried in repeatedly used sunflower oil.
Karademir Y, Gökmen V, Öztop HM.
Food Res Int. 2019 Jul;121:919-925. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2019.01.020.

Hydroxycinnamic acids in sunflower leaves serve as UV-A screening pigments.
Stelzner J, Roemhild R, Garibay-Hernández A, Harbaum-Piayda B, Mock HP, Bilger W.
Photochem Photobiol Sci. 2019 Jul 10;18(7):1649-1659. doi: 10.1039/c8pp00440d.

Antioxidant starch films containing sunflower hull extracts.
Menzel C, González-Martínez C, Chiralt A, Vilaplana F.
Carbohydr Polym. 2019 Jun 15;214:142-151. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.03.022.

Veterinary

Effects of Feeding Rumen-Protected Sunflower Seed and Meal Protein on Feed Intake, Diet Digestibility, Ruminal, Cecal Fermentation, and Growth Performance of Lambs.
Haro A, Gonzalez J, de Evan T, de la Fuente J, Carro MD.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Jul 4;9(7). pii: E415. doi: 10.3390/ani9070415.