Health benefits of natto

Health Benefits of Fermented Foods and Beverages

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 433-454

  Nagai, Toshirou ^a  

^a National Agriculture and Food Research Organization   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1201/b18279     Document Type: Chapter

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