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Original Articles

Capsicum — production, technology, chemistry, and quality. Part V. Impact on physiology, pharmacology, nutrition, and metabolism; structure, pungency, pain, and desensitization sequences

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Pages 435-474 | Published online: 29 Sep 2009

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