Propolis standardization: A chemical and biological review

Ciencia e Investigacion Agraria

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-20

  Peña, Raúl C ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Analytic standards; Apis mellifera; Honeybees; Palynological method; Pharmacology; Propolis

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 64949172872     PISSN: 03045609     EISSN: 07181620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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