Testing homeopathy in mouse emotional response models: Pooled data analysis of two series of studies

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bellavite, Paolo ^a   Conforti, Anita ^a   Marzotto, Marta ^a   Magnani, Paolo ^a   Cristofoletti, Mirko ^a   Olioso, Debora ^a   Zanolin, Maria Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; DIAZEPAM; GELSEMIUM SEMPERVIRENS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GELSEMIUM; HOMEOPATHY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 84861029422     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/954374     Document Type: Article

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