Effects of daily consumption of honey solution on hematological indices and blood levels of minerals and enzymes in normal individuals

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 135-140

  Al Waili, Noori S ^a,b  

^a Medical Research Laboratories   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Dubai Specialized Medical Center   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA CAROTENE; COPPER; CREATINE KINASE; ENZYME; FERRITIN; GLUCOSE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; HEMOGLOBIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; URIC ACID; WATER; ZINC;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DISSOLUTION; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EOSINOPHIL; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HONEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IRON BINDING CAPACITY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MINERAL BLOOD LEVEL; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0141595940     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662003322233549     Document Type: Article

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