Exactly which synephrine alkaloids does Citrus aurantium (bitter orange) contain?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 443-446

  Allison, D B ^a,d   Cutter, G ^b   Poehlman, E T ^c   Moore, D R ^d   Barnes, S ^d  

^a Section on Statistical Genetics   (Canada)

^b Department of Biostatistics   (Canada)

^c Scriptus Medicus   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitter orange; Citrus aurantium; Phenylephrine; Synephrine alkaloids

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; EPHEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ISOMER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SOUR ORANGE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

CITRUS AURANTIUM;

EID: 16244388249     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802879     Document Type: Article

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