Coconut and its healing properties

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 787, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-32

  Fife, B ^a  

^a Coconut Research Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Long chain fatty acids; Medium chain fatty acids; Short chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449084765     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.787.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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