Lycopene: Food sources, properties, and health

Handbook of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 55-72

  Bruno, Richard S ^a   Wildman, Robert E C ^b   Schwartz, Steven J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Research and Technology Development   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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