The Maillard reaction--illicite (bio)chemistry in tissues and food

L Robert1, A-M Robert, J Labat-Robert

  • 1Laboratoire de Recherche Ophtalmologique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Université Paris-5, 1 Place du Parvis-Notre-Dame, 75181 Paris, France. lrobert5@wanadoo.fr

Pathologie-Biologie
|June 7, 2011
PubMed

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