The problem of taint in pork-III. Odour profile of pork fat and the interrelationships between androstenone, skatole and indole concentrations

Meat Science

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-76

  Annor Frempong, I E ^a,b   Nute, G R ^a   Whittington, F W ^a   Wood, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

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[No Author keywords available]

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PASTINACA SATIVA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031287377     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(97)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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