Chitin and chitosan from terrestrial organisms

Chitin, Chitosan, Oligosaccharides and Their Derivatives: Biological Activities and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3-9

  Nwe, Nitar ^a   Furuike, Tetsuya ^a   Tamura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KANSAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 85037712646     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/EBK1439816035     Document Type: Chapter

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