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Research Article

Loss of residual cyanogens in a cassava food during short-term storage

A.O. Onabolu International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o L. W. Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK, Division of International Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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O.S.A. Oluwole International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o L. W. Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK, Division of International Health, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institute, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden and 3Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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M. Bokanga International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), c/o L. W. Lambourn & Co., Croydon, UK
Pages 343-349 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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