Lycopene

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 421-434

  Hadley, Peter ^a   Schwartz, Steven J ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1081/E-EDS-120022039     Document Type: Chapter

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