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Mucuna pruriens in Parkinson disease: A double-blind, randomized, controlled, crossover study
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether Mucuna pruriens (MP), a levodopa-containing leguminous plant growing in all tropical areas worldwide, may be used as alternative source of levodopa for indigent individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) who cannot afford long-term therapy with marketed levodopa prepar...
Autores principales: | Cilia, Roberto, Laguna, Janeth, Cassani, Erica, Cereda, Emanuele, Pozzi, Nicolò G., Isaias, Ioannis U., Contin, Manuela, Barichella, Michela, Pezzoli, Gianni |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5539737/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28679598 http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000004175 |
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