Characterization of differing effects caused by homeopathically prepared and conventional dilutions using cytochrome P450 2E1 and other enzymes as detection systems

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 279-290

  Dittmann, Joachim ^a   Harisch, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450 2E1; DRUG; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; URATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMEOPATHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER MICROSOME; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RAT; SYNTHESIS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYTOCHROME P-450 CYP2E1; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HOMEOPATHY; MALE; MICROSOMES, LIVER; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URATE OXIDASE;

EID: 0030154740     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1996.2.279     Document Type: Article

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