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As a result of the work of Rowson1, who found that the induced polyploids of various Solanaceous plants possessed higher alkaloidal contents than the normal varieties, we have investigated during the past two years the effect of colchicine treatment on the alkaloidal content of Datura metel, a commercial source of hyoscine.
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Rowson, J. M., Quart. J. Pharm. and Pharmacol., 18, 175, 185 (1945).
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BEESLEY, A., FOSTER, G. Effect of Colchicine Treatment on the Alkaloidal Content of Datura metel. Nature 161, 561 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161561a0
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