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Glucosinolates in Brassica: Occurrence and significance as cancer-modulating agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2007

Wim M. F. Jongen
Wim M. F. Jongen
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science, Wageningen Agricultural University, PO Box 8129, 6700EV, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Symposium on ‘Physiologically-Active Substances in Plant Foods’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 55 , Issue 1B , March 1996 , pp. 433 - 446
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1996

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