Nutritional value of Chlorella vulgaris: Effects of ultrasonication and electroporation on digestibility in rats

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 163-169

  Janczyk, P ^a   Franke, H ^b   Souffrant, W B ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

^b IGV Institute for Cereal Processing Ltd   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Nutritional value; Protein digestibility; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 33750735393     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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