Differences in biological response modifier-like activities according to the strain and maturity of bananas

Food Science and Technology Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Iwasawa, Haruyo ^a   Yamazaki, Masatoshi ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Banana; BRM; Cytokine; Macrophage; Maturity; Strain

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650873475     PISSN: 13446606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3136/fstr.15.275     Document Type: Article

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