Phytomedicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 98-104 , 2004

An approach to the in vitro evaluation of potential for cytochrome P450 enzyme inhibition from herbals and other natural remedies

  • J. Strandell

      Affiliations

    • Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • A. Neil

      Affiliations

    • Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • G. Carlin

      Affiliations

    • Medical Products Agency, Uppsala, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationG. Carlin, Medical Products Agency, Box 26, SE-751 03 Uppsala, Sweden; Tel.: ++46-18 174 600; Fax: ++46-18 548 566

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PII: S0944-7113(04)70302-5

doi: 10.1078/0944-7113-00379

Phytomedicine
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 98-104 , 2004

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