Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 243-250

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594030243

Evaluation of the effectiveness of beehive air and pollen treatments in rats

Sıttıka Delen1ID, Elif Yılmaz Şahin1ID, Vahdettin Altunok1ID, Meral Kekeçoğlu2ID, Beyza Suvarıklı Alan1ID, Tuğçe Çaprazlı3ID, Abdullah Sivrikaya4ID

1Selçuk University, Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Biochemistry, Konya, Türkiye
2Düzce University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, Düzce, Türkiye
3Düzce University, Düzce Vocational School, Plant and Animal Production Deparment, Beekeeping Program, Düzce, Türkiye
4Selçuk University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Konya, Türkiye

Received October 25, 2024
Accepted September 1, 2025

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