Reproducibility of dwarf pea shoot growth stimulation by homeopathic potencies of gibberellic acid

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 183-191

  Baumgartner, Stephan ^a,b   Shah, Devika ^a,b   Schaller, Johann ^a   Kämpfer, Urs ^a   Thurneysen, André ^a   Heusser, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE; GIBBERELLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; WATER;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOMEOPATHY; IMMERSION; NONHUMAN; PEA; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SEED; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEED KERNEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AMINO ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GIBBERELLINS; HOMEOPATHY; PEAS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 47049098850     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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