Chemical and mineral composition of six potentially edible seaweed species of Yucatan

Botanica Marina

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 301-306

  Robledo, D ^a   Freile Pelegrin Y ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

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EID: 0030745489     PISSN: 00068055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/botm.1997.40.1-6.301     Document Type: Article

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