Carotenoids in the leaves of morinda citrifolia

Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 51-54

  Aalbersberg, William G L ^a   Hussein, Shabina ^a   Sotheeswaran, Subramaniam ^a   Parkinson, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC   (Fiji)

^b National Food and Nutrition Centre   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Rubiaceae; South pacific; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009512379     PISSN: 10496475     EISSN: 15403580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J044v02n01_07     Document Type: Article

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