Bioactive compounds and health-promoting properties of royal jelly: A review

Journal of Functional Foods

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-52

  Ramadan, Mohamed Fawzy ^a   Al Ghamdi, Ahmed ^b  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

10 HDA; Bioactive compounds; Functional foods; Royal jelly

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857685648     PISSN: 17564646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2011.12.007     Document Type: Review

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