Effect of low doses and high homeopathic potencies in normal and cancerous human lymphocytes: An in vitro isopathic study

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 421-427

  Wälchli, Chantal ^a   Baumgartner, Stephan ^a,b   Bastide, Madeleine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RESPONSE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CARCINOGENS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; JURKAT CELLS; LEUKEMIA, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 33745953353     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.421     Document Type: Article

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