Proximate composition, fatty acids and cholesterol content of meat cuts from tegu lizard Tupinambis merianae

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 6-7, 2006, Pages 711-714

  Caldironi, Hugo A ^a,b   Manes, Mario E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fatty acid composition; Lizard meat; Tegu; Tupinambis merianae

Indexed keywords

SQUAMATA; TUPINAMBIS MERIANAE; TUPINAMBIS NIGROPUNCTATUS;

EID: 33744806360     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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