Microcalorimetric investigations on the influence of propolis on the bacterium Micrococcus luteus

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-166

  Assegid, Garedew ^a   Lamprecht, Ingolf ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Honey bees; Metabolism; Microcalorimetry; Micrococcus luteus; Propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039919708     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(96)03088-2     Document Type: Article

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