Evaluation of Trace Elements and Total Antioxidant Status in Nigerian Cassava Processors
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*Corresponding author: Leila Farzin, Environmental Laboratory, Nuclear Science Research School, Nuclear Science & Technology Research Institute, Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), P.O. Box: 11365-3486, Tehran, Iran. Tel/Fax: +98 21 88221121 E-mail: [email protected] Foundation Project: Supported by Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute Tehran, Iran (Grant No. IS-NS-04-86-01).
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عنوان ژورنال: Pakistan Journal of Nutrition
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1680-5194
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.770.772