Determination of ultratrace levels of selenium in fruit and vegetable samples grown and consumed in Portugal

Food Chemistry

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 200-206

  Ventura, Márcia G ^a,c   Stibilj, Vekoslava ^b   Freitas, Maria do Carmo ^c   Pacheco, Adriano M G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Fruits; HG AFS; Portugal; RNAA; Selenium; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749100617     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.10.089     Document Type: Article

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