Ripening-related changes in Serra da Estrela cheese: A stereological study

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1223-1238

  Reis, P J M ^a   Malcata, F X ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

^c CEBAL Centro de Biotecnologia Agricola e Agro alimentar do Baixo Alentejo e Litoral   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Light microscopy; Microstructure; Pore size distribution; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEESE; FOOD HANDLING; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79951688903     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3416     Document Type: Article

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