Microalgae as a new source of bioactive compounds in food supplements

Current Opinion in Food Science

Volumn 7, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-77

  Vaz, Bruna da Silva ^a   Moreira, Juliana Botelho ^a   Morais, Michele Greque de ^a   Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

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EID: 84955111775     PISSN: 22147993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cofs.2015.12.006     Document Type: Review

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