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Evaluation of the in vivo and in vitro safety profile of Cuscuta epithymum ethanolic extract [PDF]
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2021 Objective: Cuscuta epithymum (CE) is one of the most popular medicinal plants in the world. However, detailed information about its toxicity is not available.
Mohammad Reza Abedini +5 more
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New records of Cuscuta L. (Convolvulaceae) in Central-West Brazil [PDF]
Check List, 2020 The genus Cuscuta L. (Convolvulaceae) are holoparasitic plants with cosmopolitan distributions, and they are usually difficult to identify. Based on several new field collections, we present three new floristic records from this genus in Central-West ...
Carol De Moura Costa +6 more
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Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Background and Objective: Many biological activities and pharmacological usages have been revealed for the Cuscuta species. The present study aimed to assess the beneficial effects of Cuscuta on removing skin dark spots in healthy individuals, which is ...
Masoumeh Roohaninasab +6 more
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Tissue adhesion between distant plant species in parasitism and grafting
Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2021 Plant grafting is generally performed between closely related species. Recently, we have discovered that Nicotiana species of Solanaceae show the ability to graft with distantly related plant species beyond the family.
Koji Okayasu +3 more
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Turczaninowia, 2021 Numerous narrow xylem tracheary elements (tracheids and vessels) are present in liana stems, along with a few wide vessels that perform the main water-conducting function.
Евгения Вячеславовна Горемыкина +3 more
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Disruption of the standard kinetochore in holocentric Cuscuta species
bioRxiv, 2023 Segregation of chromosomes depends on the centromere. Most species are monocentric, with the centromere restricted to a single region per chromosome. In some organisms, monocentric organization changed to holocentric, in which the centromere activity is ...
N. Pavel +7 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023 Bisphenol A (BPA) is a common environmental endocrine disruptor, and overexposure is a threat to male reproduction. Although studies have confirmed that BPA exposure causes a decrease in sperm quality in offspring, the dosage used, and the underlying ...
Qianhui Zhao +6 more
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The plant vampire diaries: a historic perspective on Cuscuta research
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2023 The angiosperm genus Cuscuta lives as an almost achlorophyllous root- and leafless holoparasite and has therefore occupied scientists for more than a century.
Maleen Hartenstein, M. Albert, K. Krause
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The genus Cuscuta (Convolvolaceac): An updated review on indigenous uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2019 Cuscuta, commonly known as dodder, is a genus of family convolvolaceace. Approximately 170 species of Cuscuta are extensively distributed in temperate and subtropical areas of the world.
Shazia Noureen +4 more
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