Effect of food matrices on the biological activity of ricin

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2053-2058

  He, Xiaohua ^a   Lu, Sixin ^a   Cheng, Luisa W ^a   Rasooly, Reuven ^a   Carter, John Mark ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 53749108238     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.10.2053     Document Type: Article

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