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Quality and functionality of saffron: quality control, species assortment and affinity of extract and isolated saffron compounds to NMDA and sigma1 (sigma-1) receptors.

The effect of saffron, Crocus sativus stigma, extract and its constituents, safranal and crocin on sexual behaviors in normal male rats.

Rapid determination of crocetin esters and picrocrocin from saffron spice (Crocus sativus L.) using UV-visible spectrophotometry for quality control.

LC-DAD-MS (ESI+) analysis and antioxidant capacity of crocus sativus petal extracts.

Kinetics of individual crocetin ester degradation in aqueous extracts of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) upon thermal treatment in the dark.

Crocus sativus L. (saffron) in the treatment of premenstrual syndrome: a double-blind, randomised and placebo-controlled trial.

Saffron supplement maintains morphology and function after exposure to damaging light in mammalian retina.

Effects of crocus sativus on the fetal development of NMRI mice.

Cytotoxic effect of saffron stigma aqueous extract on human transitional cell carcinoma and mouse fibroblast.

Hormone and microorganism treatments in the cultivation of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) plants.

T and B-cell epitopes prediction of Iranian saffron (Crocus sativus) profilin by bioinformatics tools.

Effect of saffron on semen parameters of infertile men.

Effect of safranal, a constituent of Crocus sativus (saffron), on methyl methanesulfonate (MMS)-induced DNA damage in mouse organs: an alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay.

Effects of different concentrations of 2,4-D and BAP on somatic embryogenesis induction in saffron (Crocus sativus L.).

Effects of the active constituents of Crocus sativus L., crocins on recognition and spatial rats' memory.

Induction of somatic embryogenesis in saffron using thidiazuron (TDZ).

Crocin from Crocus sativus possesses significant anti-proliferation effects on human colorectal cancer cells.

Pharmacokinetic properties of crocin (crocetin digentiobiose ester) following oral administration in rats.

Interaction of saffron carotenoids as anticancer compounds with ctDNA, Oligo (dG.dC)15, and Oligo (dA.dT)15.

Kinetics properties of guaiacol peroxidase activity in Crocus sativus L. corm during rooting.