The role of quality assurance and standardization in the safety of botanical dietary supplements

Chemical Research in Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-582

  Van Breemen, Richard B ^a   Fong, Harry H S ^a   Farnsworth, Norman R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE; LANATOSIDE A; LANATOSIDE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GINSENG; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 34248597940     PISSN: 0893228X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/tx7000493     Document Type: Review

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