Insect pollinators boost the market price of culturally important crops: holly, mistletoe and the spirit of Christmas [PDF]
, 2016 Animal pollination is a vital ecological process in both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Economic valuation studies have demonstrated that pollination services may underpin a significant proportion of global crop market outputs.
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Mistletoes as Indicators of the Intensity of Browsing by Large Mammals in Kalahari Savanna
African Journal of Ecology, Volume 63, Issue 6, August 2025.ABSTRACT The frequency, size and position of the mistletoe Tapinanthus oleifolius in its dominant host's canopy were strongly correlated with the degree of exposure to herbivory by the kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and especially the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis).
Jeremy J. Midgley +2 more
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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011 Background Viscum album L extracts (VAE, mistletoe) and isolated mistletoe lectins (ML) have immunostimulating properties and a strong dose-dependent cytotoxic activity.
Kiene Helmut +2 more
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Postoperative adjuvante Therapie mit einem Mistelextrakt (Viscum album ssp. album) bei Hündinnen mit Mammatumoren [PDF]
, 2017 Canine Mammatumoren (CMT) sind wegen ihrer Häufigkeit und hohen Malignitätsrate eine Herausforderung für die Veterinärmedizin. Bisher ist noch keine postoperative adjuvante Therapie als wirksamer Standard etabliert und in den nächsten Jahren wohl auch ...
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The Korean Mistletoe (Viscum album coloratum) Extract Has an Antiobesity Effect and Protects against Hepatic Steatosis in Mice with High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity [PDF]
, 2013 This study investigates the inhibitory effects of Korean mistletoe extract (KME) on adipogenic factors in 3T3-L1 cells and obesity and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in mice fed a high-fat diet.
Hoe-Yune Jung +9 more
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Cancer patients’ experiences of using mistletoe (Viscum album): A qualitative systematic review and synthesis [PDF]
, 2016 ObjectiveSystematic reviews of mistletoe therapy (MT) trials in cancer show promising results in improvement of patients’ quality of life during chemotherapy and reduction of fatigue.
Bryant, Susan B +3 more
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Gene expression signatures of pathways alterations in tumor cells caused by plant extracts [PDF]
, 2007 Extracts of Viscum album from different host trees (Iscador®Qu, M, P and A) and isolated mistletoe lectin showed distinct gene-expression profiles using cDNA microarrays.
Eggenschwiler, Jenny +7 more
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Дослідження впливу омели білої (Viscum album L.) на приріст біомаси дерев (на прикладі тополі канадської, Populus deltoides Moench.) [PDF]
, 2017 Зелені насадження в умовах міст створюють сприятливі умови для проживання людини. Вони виконують регулюючі, продукційні і соціально-культурні функції.
Вергелес, Ю. І. +1 more
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High-level expression of a viscotoxin in Arabidopsis thaliana gives enhanced resistance against Plasmodiophora brassicae [PDF]
, 2018 Viscotoxins are a group of toxic thionins found in several mistletoe species. The constitutive CaMV-Ω promoter was used to drive the expression of the viscotoxin A3 cDNA from Viscum album in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana C24. Lines with high viscotoxin
Apel, Klaus +3 more
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The consequences of monoecy and dioecy in congeneric species, and their implications for the evolution of dioecy in the genus Viscum [PDF]
, 2015 Two species of Viscum, the dioecious Viscum capense ssp capense and the monoecious Viscum rotundifolium , were compared in terms of their ecology, repioductive biology and genetics in order to determine some potential selective advantages of dioecy in ...
House, Timothy Dennis
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