Beneficial effect of honeybee-collected pollen lump extract on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) - A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial-

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-310

  Murakami, Maki ^a   Tsukada, Osamu ^a   Okihara, Kiyoshi ^b   Hashimoto, Ken ^b   Yamada, Hideo ^b   Yamaguchi, Hideyo ^a  

^a Department of Surgery and Urology   (Japan)

^b Yamada Apiculture Center Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH); Efficacy; Honeybee collected pollen lump extract (HPLE); Lower urinary tract symptoms; Safety

Indexed keywords

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EID: 61849108774     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.14.306     Document Type: Article

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