A new 2S albumin from Jatropha curcas L. seeds and assessment of its allergenic properties
✍ Scribed by Fábio Menezes Maciel; Mariana Agra Laberty; Natália Deus Oliveira; Shayany Pinto Felix; Alexandra Martins dos Santos Soares; Maurício Afonso Verícimo; Olga Lima Tavares Machado
- Book ID
- 116832010
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 259 KB
- Volume
- 30
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0196-9781
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