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  • Evaluation and Medical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Beckman and Mynderse. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. October 2005; 80(10): 1356-1362.

  • The Role of a Lipido-sterolic Extract of Serenoa repens in the Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Associated with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Gerber and Fitzpatrick. BJU International. April 2004. 94, 338-344

  • Saw Palmetto Extract and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Gong and Gerber. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. 2004. Vol. 32, No. 3, 331-338.

  • Saw Palmetto Extract Suppresses Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I signaling and Induces Stress-Activated Protein Kinase/c-Jun N-Terminal Kinase Phosphorylation in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells.  Wadsworth et al. Endocrinology. July 2004, 145 (7): 3205-3214.

  • Saw Palmetto for Prostate Disorders. Gordon and Shaughnessy. American Family Physician. March 2003; 67 (6).

  • Comparison of Saw Palmetto (extract and whole berry) and Cernitin on Prostate Growth in Rats. Talpur et al. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 2003; 250: 21-26.

  • Effects of the Lipido-sterolic Extract of Serenoa repens (Permixon®) on Infiltrating Cells and Inflammatory Markers in Prostatic Tissues from BPH Patients. Vela et al. European Urology. 2002:1 Suppl 1:62.

  • Saw Palmetto Alters Nuclear Measurements Reflecting DNA Content In Men With Symptomatic BPH: Evidence For A Possible Molecular Mechanism. Veltri et al. Urology 60: 617-622, 2002.

  • Serenoa repens for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (Review). Wilt T, Ishani A, Mac Donald R. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2002, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD001423.DOI: 10.1002/14561858.CD001423.

  • Effects of saw Palmetto Herbal Blend in Men with Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Marks et al. Journal of Urology. 2000 May 163(5): 1451-6

  • Saw Palmetto Extracts Potently and Noncompetitively Inhibit Human alpha 1-adrenoceptors in vitro. Goepel et al. Prostate. 1999 February 15; 38(3): 208-215

  • Saw Palmetto in Men with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: Effect on Urodynamic Parameters and Voiding Symptoms. Gerber et al. Urology. 1998 June; 51(6): 1003-7.

  • Effect of Permixon® on Apoptosis and Proliferation in the Prostate of Patients with BPH. Vacherot et al. Journal of Urology. 1999; 161: 362A.

  • Effect of Lipido-sterolic Extract of Serenoa repens (Permixon®) and its Major Components on Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor-induced Proliferation of Cultures of Human Prostate Biopsies. Paubert-Braquet et al. European Urology. 1998: 33:340-7.

  • Saw Palmetto. Chavez and Chavez. Hospital Pharmacy.1998 November; 33/11(1335-1361).

  • Effects of Permixon® on Phospholipase A2 Activity and on Arachidonic Acid Metabolism in Cultured Prostatic Cells. Ragab et al. Proceedings of the International Workshop in Urology 1987 July 22-25. Cannes: Rome: Acta Medica 1988: 293-6.

  • Harrisons Textbook of Internal Medicine at www.harrisonsonline.com


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