Melatonin in feverfew and other medicinal plants

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9091, 1997, Pages 1598-1599

  Murch, S J ^a   Simmons, C B ^a   Saxena, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PARTHENOLIDE; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM;

EID: 0031556862     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)64014-7     Document Type: Article

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