Study on skin care properties of milk kefir whey

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 905-908

  Chen, Ming Ju ^a   Liu, J R ^a,b   Sheu, J F ^a   Lin, C W ^a   Chuang, C L ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Milk Kefir Whey; Propionibacterium acne; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES;

EID: 33745019067     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2006.905     Document Type: Article

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