Note: Use of a distribution of frequencies model to interpret the tailed heat inactivation curves of prions

Food Science and Technology International

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-32

  Periago, P M ^b   Fernandez A ^a   Collado, J ^a   Martinez A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Heat resistance; Modellisation; Prions

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; RATE CONSTANTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

TAILED HEAT;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0038322517     PISSN: 10820132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1082013203009001005     Document Type: Article

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