Potential of acidophilus milk to lower cholesterol

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 273-277

  Sarkar, S ^a  

^a Metro Dairy Limited   (India)

Author keywords

Heart; Milk; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116756     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650310507109     Document Type: Review

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