Phytosterols

Lipids for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 183-224

  Salo, Pia ^a   Wester, Ingmar ^a   Hopia, Anu ^a  

^a Raisio Oyj   (Finland)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-9531949-3-3.50013-4     Document Type: Chapter

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