Amino Acid, Fatty Acid, and Mineral Composition of 24 Indigenous Plants of Burkina Faso

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 205-217

  Glew, Robert H ^a   Vanderjagt, Dorothy J ^a   Lockett, Cassius ^b   Grivetti, Louis E ^b   Smith, Garrett C ^b   Pastuszyn, Andrzej ^a   Millson, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0001569323     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1997.0539     Document Type: Article

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