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Explore articles, studies and references that support the value, origin and nutritional profile of ingredients from Peru’s biodiversity.
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Histología de la Maca, Lepidium meyenii Walpers (Brassicaceae)
A scientific note examining the histology of the underground storage organ and leaves of yellow maca from Junín. It describes a transition between a lignified secondary root and a reduced...
Covers: Plant histology · Underground storage organ · Yellow maca · Junín
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Red Maca Reduced Prostate Size in Rats
A preclinical animal study evaluating aqueous extracts of yellow, black and red maca in male rats. Under the study conditions, red maca—but not...
Covers: Preclinical animal study · Red maca · Prostate morphology · Testosterone enanthate
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Histología de la Maca, Lepidium meyenii Walpers (Brassicaceae)
A scientific note examining the histology of the underground storage organ and leaves of yellow maca from Junín. It describes a transition between...
Covers: Plant histology · Underground storage organ · Yellow maca · Junín
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