Effect of royal jelly diet on the testicular function of hamsters

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 420-423

  Kohguchi, Michihiro ^a   Inoue, Shin Ichiro ^a   Ushio, Shimpei ^a   Iwaki, Kanso ^a   Ikeda, Masao ^a   Kurimoto, Masashi ^a  

^a HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

Royal jelly; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MESOCRICETUS AURATUS;

EID: 55249127229     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.10.420     Document Type: Article

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