Role of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) Consumption on Serum Interleukin-6 Levels and Health Status in Populations Living in the Peruvian Central Andes over 4000 m of Altitude
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Title
Role of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) Consumption on Serum Interleukin-6 Levels and Health Status in Populations Living in the Peruvian Central Andes over 4000 m of Altitude
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Keywords
<em class=EmphasisTypeItalic >Lepidium meyenii</em> consumption, IL-6, Muscle strength, Chronic mountain sickness, Sex steroids, Lower limb strength
Journal
PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
Volume 68, Issue 4, Pages 347-351
Publisher
Springer Nature
Online
2013-08-10
DOI
10.1007/s11130-013-0378-5
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