Application of agricultural biotechnology to improve food nutrition and healthcare products

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 87-90

  Sun, Samuel S M ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Agricultural biotechnology; Food nutrition; Healthcare products; Plant bioreactors; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATERING SERVICE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 46049095757     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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