"Loranthaceae" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The showy mistletoe plant family of the order Santalales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. This includes parasitic tropical plants with haustoria connecting to the hosts. The leaves are opposite and thick. The flowers (4-7) have both calyx and corolla. The fruit is a berry with one seed.
| Descriptor ID |
D028183
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.735.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Tapinanthus- Tapinanthus
- Mistletoe, African
- African Mistletoe
Ligaria cuneifolia- Ligaria cuneifolia
- Ligaria cuneifolias
- cuneifolia, Ligaria
- Mistletoe, Argentine
- Argentine Mistletoe
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| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Loranthaceae" by people in Profiles.
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Omeje EO, Osadebe PO, Esimone CO, Nworu CS, Kawamura A, Proksch P. Three hydroxylated lupeol-based triterpenoid esters isolated from the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe parasitic on Kola acuminata. Nat Prod Res. 2012; 26(19):1775-81.
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Omeje EO, Osadebe PO, Nworu CS, Nwodo JN, Obonga WO, Kawamura A, Esimone CO, Proksch P. A novel sesquiterpene acid and an alkaloid from leaves of the Eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus with potent immunostimulatory activity on C57BL6 mice splenocytes and CD69 molecule. Pharm Biol. 2011 Dec; 49(12):1271-6.
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Ogechukwu OE, Ogoamaka OP, Sylvester NC, Kawamura A, Proksch P. Immunomodulatory activity of a lupane triterpenoid ester isolated from the eastern Nigeria mistletoe, Loranthus micranthus (Linn). Asian Pac J Trop Med. 2011 Jul; 4(7):514-22.