Development of a biocrystallisation assay for examining effects of homeopathic preparations using cress seedlings

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Baumgartner, S ^a,b,c   Doesburg, P ^d,e   Scherr, C ^a,b   Andersen, J O ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Institute Hiscia   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^d LOUIS BOLK INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e Crystal Lab   (Netherlands)

^f Biodynamic Research Association Denmark   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER CHLORIDE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOCRYSTALLISATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRESS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; HOMEOPATHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEEDLING;

EID: 84866164313     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/125945     Document Type: Article

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