Phytomedicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 373-377 , 15 May 2008

Transport of sennosides and sennidines from Cassia angustifolia and Cassia senna across Caco-2 monolayers – an in vitro model for intestinal absorption

  • B. Waltenberger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • B. Avula

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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  • M. Ganzera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +435125075307; fax: +435125072939.
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  • I.A. Khan

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA
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  • H. Stuppner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacognosy, Institute of Pharmacy, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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  • S.I. Khan

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Natural Products Research, The University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677, USA

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PII: S0944-7113(07)00047-5

doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.03.008

Phytomedicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 373-377 , 15 May 2008