Effect of bee venom treatment in sows with oligogalactic syndrome postpartum

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Choi, Seok Hwa ^a   Kang, Seong Soo ^b   Bae, Chun Sik ^b   Cho, Seong Koo ^a   Pak, Sok Cheon ^c  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Hamilton College of Oriental Medicine   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Honeybee Venom; Oligogalactic Syndrome Postpartum; Sows

Indexed keywords

BEE VENOM; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PUERPERAL DISORDER; SWINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATION DISORDER; SWINE DISEASE;

ANIMALS; BEE VENOMS; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LACTATION DISORDERS; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLINS; PUERPERAL DISORDERS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 0041381040     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03000801     Document Type: Article

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