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Effects of opium dependency on hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis

open access: yes, 2006
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of opium on hypothalamic pituitary gonad function. Fifty-six opium dependent (28 men and 28 women; mean age, 25±5 year) were enrolled for hypothalamic pituitary gonadal axis. The control group considered
Mansorian, A.-R.   +6 more
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The Prevalence of Restless Legs Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Introduction: Restless legs syndrome is a sensory-motor disorder that causes sleep disorder. The syndrome in patients undergoing hemodialysis associates with depression, sleep deprivation, performance disorder, day fatigue, excessive daytime sleepiness ...
Baghi, V.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Nonconventional Techniques in Plant Alkaloid Extraction: A Decade of Progress (2014–2023)

open access: yesChemistry &Biodiversity, Volume 22, Issue 8, August 2025.
This figure seeks to represent the evolution of the different unconventional approaches that were adopted for the extraction of plant‐derived alkaloids during the decade from 2014 to 2023. ABSTRACT Plant metabolism encompasses primary and secondary pathways, with secondary metabolism yielding diverse natural products crucial for plant adaptation and ...
Victor Menezes Sipoloni   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Opium Wars, Opium Legalization, and Opium Consumption in China [PDF]

open access: yes
The effect of drug prohibition on drug consumption is a critical issue in debates over drug policy. One episode that provides information on the consumption-reducing effect of drug prohibition is the Chinese legalization of opium in 1858.
Chris Feige, Jeffrey A. Miron
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Comparison of Morphinan Alkaloids During Different Stages of Growth in the Medicinal Plant Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Plants, 2012
Background: Opium poppy contains important pharmaceutical alkaloids such as Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine, Noscapine, Papaverine and Sanguinarine which are of a high economic value in pharmaceutical industries.
M Omidi   +4 more
doaj  

Experimental Investigation and Characterization of Biodiesel From Aregmone ocheroleuca

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, Volume 13, Issue 8, Page 3979-3997, August 2025.
The experimental investigation and characterization of biodiesel derived from Aregmone ochroleuca, a plant known for its oil‐rich seeds. The production of biodiesel from argemone oil, methanol, and potassium hydroxide catalysis through transesterification methods, and then characterized their properties, like the Effect of Reaction Temperature on ...
Eyob Hailemichael Yimer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Conventional and New Biotechnological Approaches for Improving of Morphinane Alkaloids Production

open access: yesJournal of Medicinal Plants, 2010
More than 12,000 alkaloids are known in plants, mostly used as medicine with a world market value of about 4 billion US$. Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the most important economic source of morphinane alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, thebaine ...
E Dehghan   +3 more
doaj  

Polypharmacy's Association With Mortality: Confounding From Underlying Morbidity

open access: yesJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 73, Issue 8, Page 2485-2493, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Studies consistently associate use of multiple medications with increased mortality. However, such studies often lack adequate adjustment for confounding, particularly from underlying diseases. Objective To illustrate challenges in studying the association between polypharmacy and mortality by examining this relationship in two ...
Emma Bjørk   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fast and selective HPLC-DAD method for determination of pholcodine and related substances

open access: yesMacedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2011
Quality control of pharmaceuticals requires development of fast, efficient and reliable methods for determination of active compounds as well as known and very often unknown impurities within defined concentration ranges. In this work, a simple and rapid
Ana Petkovska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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