The Pharnacologic Action of Thevetoidin , a Cardioactive Substance Obtained from a Mexican Species of Thevetia

The pharmacologic action of thevetoidin, a cardioactive substance obtained from a Mexican species of Thevetia.

Experimental studies on Thevetia neriifolia Juss - A review

'fhis review article provides a comprehensive description of various studies, carried out on Thevetia neriifoiia which is a source of several cardioactive glycosides, since early 20th century. The article provides an overview of various other medicinal herbs containing cardiac glycosides and discusses in depth various com[pounds isolated so far from this medicinal herb and their pharmacology. A...

Modification of Reasoned Action Theory and comparison with the original version by path analysis for substance abuse prevention among adolescents

Introduction: Objective of present study was assessing the competence of self efficacy to development of theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and comparison with original version by path analysis for substance abuse prevention among adolescents. Methods: In this analytic study, 433 randomly selected adolescents (range of age 15–19) from Tehran participated in study. The study design was based ...

Social Determinants of Polypharmacy in First Generation Mexican Immigrants in the United States

Introduction: Socioeconomic status (SES) indicators are among the main social determinants of health and illness. Less, however, is known about the role of SES in the epidemiology of polypharmacy in immigrant Latino Americans living in the United States. This research studied the association between three SES indicators, education, income, and employment, and polypharmacy in ol...

Genetic Variation of Lime (Citrus sp.) Accessions Using Flow Cytometry Technique, Morphological Characteristics and Molecular Markers

Because of sexual propagation of Mexican lime in southern regions of Iran, there are many lime accessions (lime biotypes) in Mexican lime gardens in which appear some variation in fruit and tree shape. However, most of these accessions are susceptible to witches broom disease of lime (WBDL). Persian lime (C. latifolia Tanaka) is a triploid WBDL-tolerant species. Considerable number of un-descri...