Useful plants of dermatology. VI. The mayapple (Podophyllum)

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 774-775

  Schwartz, James ^a   Norton, Scott A ^b  

^a LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETOPOSIDE; PODOPHYLLIN; PODOPHYLLUM HEXANDRUM EXTRACT; PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KAPOSI SARCOMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; PLANT GROWTH; PODOPHYLLUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOME; SNAKEBITE; TERATOGENICITY; TESTIS CANCER; TOXICITY; VERRUCA VULGARIS;

EID: 0036828143     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2002.125081     Document Type: Article

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