Nutritional value of some algae from the north-western Mediterranean coast of Egypt

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 613-626

  El Din, N G Shams ^a   El Sherif, Z M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Food; Minerals and trace metals; Natural components; Seaweeds

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CODIUM BURSA; CYSTOSEIRA SPINOSA; GELIDIUM CORNEUM; PHAEOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; RHODYMENIA; SARGASSUM; UDOTEA; UDOTEA PETIOLATA;

EID: 84861733314     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9831-3     Document Type: Article

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