Replication of an experiment on extremely diluted thyroxine and highland amphibians

Homeopathy

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Harrer, Bernhard ^a  

^a Patienteninformation fuer Naturheilkunde eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amphibians; High dilution; Homeopathy; Independent replication; Metamorphosis; Reproducibility; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE; WATER;

ALPINE TUNDRA; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIOTOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LARVA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPLICATION STUDY; TAIL;

ANIMALS; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; RANA TEMPORARIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THYROXINE; WATER;

EID: 84871868600     PISSN: 14754916     EISSN: 14764245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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