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Effects of Food Processing on Flavonoids and Lycopene Status in a Mediterranean Tomato Variety

Roberta Re Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College, Hodgkin Building, Guy's Campus, Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London Se1 9RT, UK
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Peter M. Bramley School of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
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Catherine Rice-Evans Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Guy's, King's and St. Thomas' School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College, Hodgkin Building, Guy's Campus, Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas Street, London Se1 9RT, UK
Pages 803-810 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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