High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional Foods—A Review
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High-Value Components and Bioactives from Sea Cucumbers for Functional Foods—A Review
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عنوان ژورنال: Marine Drugs
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1660-3397
DOI: 10.3390/md9101761