The diterpene salvinorin A from Salvia divinorum (Epling and Jativa-M), in doses of 200–500
μg produces effects which are subjectively identical to those experienced when the whole …

The diterpene salvinorin A from Salvia divinorum has recently been reported to be a high-affinity
and selective κ-opioid receptor agonist ( Roth et al., 2002 ). Salvinorin A and selected …

OBJECTIVES. The objective of this study was to calculate sensitivity values for the detection
of major respiratory viruses of childhood by using combined nose-throat swabs and …

Cell culture and direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) assays have been traditionally used for
the laboratory diagnosis of respiratory viral infections. Multiplex reverse transcriptase …

TO THE EDITOR: We wish to report the identification of a novel virus causing lower respiratory
tract disease in Australian children. The presence of this virus was recently described in …

The recent description of the respiratory pathogen human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has
highlighted a deficiency in current diagnostic techniques for viral agents associated with acute …

… Special thanks go to my wife, Pernille Thisted Siebert, and to David Jeremy Stewart for
their invaluable assistance. I am also grateful to Aaron Shai Reisfield for kindly allowing me to …

Salvia divinorum is a natural occurring hallucinogen that is traditionally used by the Mazatec
Indians of central Mexico. The diterpene salvinorin A was identified as an active component …

We examined 10,025 respiratory samples collected for 4 years (2001–2004) and found a 7.1%
average annual incidence of human metapneumovirus. The epidemic peak of infection …

Salvia divinorum is a widespread hallucinogenic herb traditionally employed for divination,
as well as a medicament for several disorders including disturbances of gastrointestinal …