Identification of central nervous system tissue in retail meat products

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 258-263

  Lücker, Ernst H ^a   Eigenbrodt, Erich ^a   Wenisch, Sabine ^a   Leiser, Rudi ^a   Bülte, Michael ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL; ENOLASE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD SAFETY; GERMANY; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MEAT; NERVOUS TISSUE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0242651919     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.2.258     Document Type: Article

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