In vitro larval rearing protocol for the stingless bee species Melipona scutellaris for toxicological studies
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Antimicrobial and antiproliferative activities of stingless bee Melipona scutellaris geopropolis
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213109