Functional foods : sources, health effects and future perspectives

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781536104882

Collation

xi, 316 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Series Title

Food science and technology series (Nova Science Publishers)

Call Number

[ITP-LIB-545]

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