Marine edible algae as disease preventers

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research

Volumn 64, Issue , 2011, Pages 29-39

  Gomez Gutierrez, Claudia Mariana ^a   Guerra Rivas, Graciela ^a   Soria Mercado, Ima Esthela ^a   Ayala Sánchez, Nahara Ernestina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

High blood pressure; Marine edible algae; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 80555135890     PISSN: 10434526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387669-0.00003-X     Document Type: Chapter

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