Preliminary study of the nutritional content of Malaysian edible bird's nest

Malaysian Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-396

  Norhayati, M K ^a   Azman, O ^b   Wan Nazaimoon, Wan Mohamud ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b Department of Wildlife and National Parks ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Edible bird's nest; Malaysia; Minerals; Protein; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 79851506047     PISSN: 1394035X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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