Peyote: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 07, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - An Overview on the Hallucinogenic Peyote and Its Alkaloid Mescaline: The Importance of Context, Ceremony and Culture. | Sep 25, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - An Overview on the Hallucinogenic Peyote and Its Alkaloid Mescaline: The Importance of Context, Ceremony and Culture. | Aug 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC Genomics - De novo sequencing and analysis of Lophophora williamsii transcriptome, and searching for putative genes involved in mescaline biosynthesis. | Jul 16, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - An Overview on the Hallucinogenic Peyote and Its Alkaloid Mescaline: The Importance of Context, Ceremony and Culture. | May 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - An Overview on the Hallucinogenic Peyote and Its Alkaloid Mescaline: The Importance of Context, Ceremony and Culture. | Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: USDA Forest Service - A Tale of Two Cacti �The Complex Relationship between Peyote (Lophophora williamsii) and Endangered Star Cactus (Astrophytum asterias). | Sep 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: North Carolina Extension - Lophophora williamsii. | Dec 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Peyote. | Oct 11, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Henry Shaw Cactus and Succulent Society - Lophophora williamsii. | Jul 07, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - Handbook of Texas - Peyote. | May 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - What to Know About Peyote Use. | Mar 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Peyote 101. | Feb 03, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Peyote - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Apr 19, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic - Peyote. | Apr 19, 2018 | ||
| Expanded physical description and mentioned that false peyote lacks mescaline. | Jan 16, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 16, 2018 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 28, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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