Natural honey lowers plasma prostaglandin concentrations in normal individuals

Journal of Medicinal Food

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-133

  Al Waili, Noori S ^a,b   Boni, Nader S ^a  

^a Medical Research Laboratories   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Dubai Specialized Medical Center   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; THROMBOXANE B2; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DILUTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HONEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME;

EID: 0141856642     PISSN: 1096620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109662003322233530     Document Type: Article

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