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Camphor

Known as: DL-Camphor, Camphor, (+/-)-, 2-Bornanone 
A substance that comes from the wood and bark of the camphor tree or is made in the laboratory. It has a very unique smell and taste and is used in… Expand
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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Endocrine Disruptors and Asthma-Associated Chemicals in Consumer Products
Background: Laboratory and human studies raise concerns about endocrine disruption and asthma resulting from exposure to… Expand
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Review
2012
Review
2012
Constituents from Salvia species and their biological activities.
Yi-Bing Wu,† Zhi-Yu Ni,† Qing-Wen Shi,*,† Mei Dong,‡ Hiromasa Kiyota,* Yu-Cheng Gu,†,∥ and Bin Cong*,‡ †School of Pharmaceutical… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils
Background:To evaluate the antibacterial activity of 21 plant essential oils against six bacterial species.Methods:The selected… Expand
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Occurrence of UV filters 4-methylbenzylidene camphor and octocrylene in fish from various Swiss rivers with inputs from wastewater treatment plants.
UV filters are widely used compounds in many personal care products and cosmetics, such as sunscreens. After use, UV filters are… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Impaired Thermosensation in Mice Lacking TRPV3, a Heat and Camphor Sensor in the Skin
Environmental temperature is thought to be directly sensed by neurons through their projections in the skin. A subset of the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Camphor Activates and Strongly Desensitizes the Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Subtype 1 Channel in a Vanilloid-Independent Mechanism
Camphor is a naturally occurring compound that is used as a major active ingredient of balms and liniments supplied as topical… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Systemic absorption of the sunscreens benzophenone-3, octyl-methoxycinnamate, and 3-(4-methyl-benzylidene) camphor after whole-body topical application and reproductive hormone levels in humans.
Recent in vitro and animal studies have reported estrogen-like activity of chemicals used in sunscreen preparations. We… Expand
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Autonomous Movement and Self‐Assembly
The artificial millimeter-scale “autonomous movers” glide across the surface of a liquid without an external power source. This… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The potential of botanical essential oils for insect pest control
Today,Insect Pest management (IPM) has to face up to the economic andecological consequences of the use of pest control measures… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India
Popular Hinduism is shaped, above all, by worship of a multitude of powerful divine beings--a superabundance indicated by the… Expand
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