Use of cysteine to remove mercury from shark muscle

International Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 333-337

  Aizpurúa, Isabel C M ^b   Tenuta Filho, Alfredo ^a   Sakuma, Alice M ^b   Zenebon, Odair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decontamination; Elasmobranch; Fish; Food safety; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES;

EID: 0040092319     PISSN: 09505423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2621.1997.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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