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Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition Volume 35, 1995 - Issue 3
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Huitlacoche (ustilago maydis) as a food source — biology, composition, and production

María Elena Valverde Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apdo. Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto., 36500, México
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Octavio Paredes‐López Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apdo. Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto., 36500, México
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Jerald K. Pataky Department of Plant Pathology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801
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Fidel Guevara‐Lara Departamento de Biotecnología y Bioquímica, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Apdo. Postal 629, Irapuato, Gto., 36500, México
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Dr. T.S. Pineda Departamento de Alimentos, Escuela nacional de Ciencias, Biologicas del I.P.N., Apartado Postal 42–186, Mexico, 11340, D.F. Mexico
Pages 191-229 | Published online: 29 Sep 2009

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