Identification of longevity, fertility and growth-promoting properties of pomegranate in Caenorhabditis elegans

Pharmacognosy Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 42, 2015, Pages 356-359

  Kiliçgün, Hasan ^a   Arda, Nazli ^b   Uçar, Evren ^b  

^a ERZINCAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; fertility; growth; longevity; pomegranate

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT; ALCOHOL; ANTIOXIDANT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT;

AGING; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; HATCHING; LARVAL STAGE; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE FERTILITY; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; POMEGRANATE; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84925706768     PISSN: 09731296     EISSN: 09764062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1296.153089     Document Type: Article

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