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The Deposition of Synthetic Oxycarotenoids in Egg Yolks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

H. Karunajeewa
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, Animal Research Institute, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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