Re. "Review on emu products for use as complementary and alternative medicine"

Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 415-

  Zanardo, Vincenzo ^a   Giarrizzo, David ^b  

^a Division of Perinatal Medicine   (Italy)

^b Sitar Laboratories   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMU OIL; NATURAL PRODUCT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; OIL;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BREAST AREOLA; BREAST FEEDING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; EMU; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LETTER; LIPID COMPOSITION; NIPPLE; NONHUMAN; STRATUM CORNEUM; ANIMAL; DROMAIIDAE;

ANIMALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DROMAIIDAE; HUMANS; OILS;

EID: 84920870784     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.06.003     Document Type: Letter

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