The coenzyme Q10 content of food supplements

Journal fur Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 457-463

  Pravst, Igor ^a   Žmitek, Katja ^b  

^a Nutrition Institute   (Slovenia)

^b Higher School of Applied Sciences   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Belgium; CoQ10; Quality; Slovenia; Spain; Supplement; Ubiquinone

Indexed keywords

EID: 82555167118     PISSN: 16615751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00003-011-0704-5     Document Type: Article

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