<it>Lepidium meyenii </it>(Maca) increases litter size in normal adult female mice

• Main Authors: Gasco Manuel (Author), Rubio Julio (Author), Aspajo Norma J (Author), Salazar Stephanie (Author), Ruiz-Luna Ana C (Author), Gonzales Gustavo F (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2005-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Lepidium meyenii</it>, known as Maca, grows exclusively in the Peruvian Andes over 4000 m altitude. It has been used traditionally to increase fertility. Previous scientific studies have demonstrated that Maca increas...