Microalgae and cyanobacteria: Food for thought

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 260-268

  Gantar, Miroslav ^a   Svirčev, Zorica ^b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Biologically active compounds; BMAA; Health food supplement; Microcystin; Nutrition; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 42249086808     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00469.x     Document Type: Review

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