The rat in basic therapeutic research in homeopathy

Homeopathy

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-286

  van Wijk, R ^a   Clausen, J ^b   Albrecht, H ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Karl und Veronica Carstens Stiftung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basic research; Database; Homeopathy; Hormesis; Rat; Similia principle

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; ALLOXAN; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BROMOBENZENE; CAFFEINE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CARRAGEENAN; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CHYMOTRYPSIN; DIMETHYLBENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; FREUND ADJUVANT; GENTAMICIN; GONADOTROPIN; HALOPERIDOL; HEXOBARBITAL; HISTAMINE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; LEAD; N (2 FLUORENYL)ACETAMIDE; NYSTATIN; PHENOBARBITAL; PICROTOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN; STREPTOZOCIN; STRYCHNINE; TRAUMEEL; ULTIMA RATIO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

BASIC RESEARCH; DATA BASE; DRUG RESEARCH; HOMEOPATHY; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EDEMA; HOMEOPATHY; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; POISONING; RATS;

EID: 71649100893     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2009.09.002     Document Type: Review

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