Lysine fortification: Past, present, and future

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 107-113

  Pellett, Peter L ^a   Ghosh, Shibani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 3042731722     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482650402500201     Document Type: Article

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