Opium use and risk of lung cancer: A multicenter case‐control study in Iran
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34244
Abstract: Opium use was recently classified as a human carcinogen for lung cancer by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. We conducted a large, multicenter case‐control study evaluating the association between opium use and the… read more here.
Keywords: lung cancer; opium use; cancer; opium ... See more keywords
Development of SSR and SNP markers for identifying opium poppy
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DOI: 10.1007/s00414-022-02810-4
Abstract: Papaver somniferum L. (opium poppy) is the original plant of heroin, which is a major narcotic drug, and this plant has brought great harm to human health. However, the ban on opium poppy cultivation and… read more here.
Keywords: snp markers; opium poppy; ssr snp; opium ... See more keywords
Randomized controlled trial of postoperative belladonna and opium rectal suppositories in vaginal surgery
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.12.032
Abstract: BACKGROUND: After vaginal surgery, oral and parenteral narcotics are used commonly for pain relief, and their use may exacerbate the incidence of sedation, nausea, and vomiting, which ultimately delays convalescence. Previous studies have demonstrated that… read more here.
Keywords: belladonna opium; vaginal surgery; opium; pain ... See more keywords
Influence of epistatic effects on various traits in relation to the genetic improvement of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jarmap.2021.100322
Abstract: Absract The information on gene interactions is a basic requirement for exploitation of genetic variability and advancement in the development of high yielding lines in any crop. The present study was taken to discover the… read more here.
Keywords: various traits; opium; influence epistatic; effects various ... See more keywords
Gas chromatographic‐mass spectrometric characterization of thebaol, an opium constituent, and its structural analogs
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2018.05.016
Abstract: HIGHLIGHTSA highly efficient GCMS method is developed for reliable detection of thebaol, a constituent of opium poppy.A unique behavior for trialkylsilyl derivatives of thebaol derivatives under mass spectrometry conditions is established.Loss of two radicals via… read more here.
Keywords: derivatives thebaol; thebaol; gas chromatographic; opium ... See more keywords
Cultivating Subjects: Opium and rule in post-colonial Vietnam*
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x15000402
Abstract: Abstract Swidden cultivators in the Southeast Asian highlands may work far from lowland centres, but certain crops attract powerful interests. During the First Indochina War (1946–54), French and Vietnamese political actors climbed the hills in… read more here.
Keywords: vietnam; post colonial; opium; rule ... See more keywords
Poor Man's Crop: Evading opium monopoly
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DOI: 10.1017/s0026749x17001093
Abstract: Abstract Research on opium in colonial India has so far mainly focused on the competing Malwa and Bengal opium currents under the control of the Sindia and Holkar families and of the British East India… read more here.
Keywords: crop evading; man crop; opium; monopoly ... See more keywords
DARK Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Opium, a Friend or Foe.
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DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00546
Abstract: Opium has found great use medicinally for its analgesic properties and has been witnessed as one of the most popular medications used in psychiatry. Opium derivatives have been shown as efficacious for relieving pain and… read more here.
Keywords: dark classics; chemical neuroscience; opium derivatives; opium ... See more keywords
Direct dating reveals the early history of opium poppy in western Europe
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76924-3
Abstract: This paper aims to define the first chrono-cultural framework on the domestication and early diffusion of the opium poppy using small-sized botanical remains from archaeological sites, opening the way to directly date minute short-lived botanical… read more here.
Keywords: opium poppy; opium; poppy western; western europe ... See more keywords
OpiumPlex is a novel microsatellite system for profiling opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.)
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-91962-1
Abstract: Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is a versatile plant exploited by the pharmaceutical and food industries. Unfortunately, it is also infamously known as a source of highly addictive narcotics, primarily heroin. Drug abuse has devastating… read more here.
Keywords: opium poppy; poppy papaver; papaver somniferum; opium ... See more keywords
Opium use and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1967476
Abstract: For many years, people and even some doctors believed that opium has beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The effect of opium as a stimulator or inhibitor on the metabolic reg... read more here.
Keywords: diabetes systematic; use; opium use; opium ... See more keywords