Oat and rye β-glucan: Properties and function

Cereal Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 315-330

  Wood, Peter J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CELL WALLS; CHOLESTEROL LOWERING; ENDOSPERM CELLS; EXTRACTABILITY; GLUCANS; HEALTH CLAIMS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; PROPERTY; TWO SOURCES;

PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 77955651019     PISSN: 00090352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/CCHEM-87-4-0315     Document Type: Review

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