Effect of Asian ginseng, Siberian ginseng, and Indian Ayurvedic medicine Ashwagandha on serum digoxin measurement by digoxin III, a new digoxin immunoassay

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 295-301

  Dasgupta, Amitava ^a   Tso, Gertie ^a   Wells, Alice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ashwagandha; Asian ginseng; Digoxin III; Interference; Serum digoxin; Siberian ginseng; Tina quant digoxin assay

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COMPETITION; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; GINSENG; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

ARTIFACTS; DIGOXIN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELEUTHEROCOCCUS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; PANAX; WITHANIA;

ELEUTHEROCOCCUS SENTICOSUS; PANAX GINSENG; TINA; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 48249131633     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: 10982825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20252     Document Type: Article

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