The botanical origin of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa; Rubiaceae) available as abused drugs in the Japanese markets

Journal of Natural Medicines

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 340-344

  Maruyama, Takuro ^a   Kawamura, Maiko ^a   Kikura Hanajiri, Ruri ^a   Takayama, Hiromitsu ^b   Goda, Yukihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kratom; Mitragyna speciosa; Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR RFLP); RDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS)

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; JAPAN; KRATOM; MARKET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT PRODUCT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RUBIACEAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VARIETAS;

DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; HUMANS; JAPAN; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MITRAGYNA; PLANT LEAVES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH;

EID: 67650756824     PISSN: 13403443     EISSN: 18610293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11418-009-0325-9     Document Type: Article

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