Gender and diet influences on pork palatability and consumer acceptance. II. Sex taint compounds and their relationship to sensory properties

Journal of Muscle Foods

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-331

  Jeremiah, L E ^a,c   Squires, E J ^b   Sather, A P ^c  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 0033267299     PISSN: 10460756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4573.1999.tb00406.x     Document Type: Article

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