Immunodetection and quantification of insulin-like antigens in sprouts: Development of an efficient functional food

Functional Foods in Health and Disease

Volumn 1, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 492-507

  Pathak, Manju ^a   Martirosyan, Danik M ^b,c  

^a AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Functional Food Center Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; Insulin; Seed embryo development; Sprouts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879803429     PISSN: 23787007     EISSN: 21603855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v1i11.111     Document Type: Article

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