Therapeutic Properties of Bioactive Compounds from Different Honeybee Products

Laura Cornara1, Marco Biagi2, Jianbo Xiao3, Bruno Burlando4
1Dipartimento Di Scienze Della Terra, Dell’Ambiente e Della Vita, Università Degli Studi Di Genova, Genova, Italy
2Unità Operativa di Biologia Farmaceutica, Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Siena, Siena, Italy
3Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau
4Dipartimento di Farmacia, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy

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