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BL
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786029
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b606044
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Arndt Bussing
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Mistletoe : : the Genus Viscum.\ Arndt Bussing
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2003. ©2004
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| Series Statement
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Medicinal and aromatic plants--industrial profiles.
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(283 pages).
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0203304713
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: 9780203304716
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| Contents
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BOOK COVER --; TITLE --; COPYRIGHT --; CONTENTS --; Preface to the Series --; Preface --; Contributors --; 1 Introduction History of Mistletoe Uses --; 2 Viscum in the Context of its Family Viscaceae and its Diversity in Africa --; 3 European Mistletoe Taxonomy Host Trees Parts Used Physiology --; 4 Korean Mistletoes and Other East Asian Populations --; 5 Mistletoes from Argentina Ligaria cuneifolia var cuneifolia as a Substitute for the European Mistletoe Viscum album L --; 6 Cultivation and Development of Viscum album L --; 7 The Biotechnology of Viscum album L Tissue Culture Somatic Embryogenesis and Protoplast Isolation --; 8 Chemical Constituents of European Mistletoe Viscum album L Isolation and Characterisation of the Main Relevant Ingredients Lectins Viscotoxins Oligo polysaccharides Flavonoides Alkaloids --; 9 Biological and Pharmacological Properties of Viscum album L From Tissue flask to Man --; 10 Toxicology of Mistletoe and their Components --; 11 Adverse Effects during Therapy with Mistletoe Extracts --; 12 Overview on Viscum album L Products --; 13 Pharmaceutical Quality Control of Mistletoe Preparations --; 14 Natural Versus Recombinant Mistletoe Lectin 1 Market Trends --; 15 The Magic Potion becomes Serious Whole Plant Extracts vs Defined Components --; Index.
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge in mistletoe use from well recognised researchers from Argentina, England, Greece, Korea, Switzerland, USA and Germany, and will be an invaluable reference source for anyone with an interest in the wide range of applications of this plant and its therapeutic potential in cancer therapy.
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Mistletoes -- Industrial applications.
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Mistletoes -- Therapeutic use.
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Mistletoes.
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Arndt Bussing
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