An investigation into gamma-ray treatment of shellfish using electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy

Ijaz A Bhatti1, Kashif Akram, Joong-Ho Kwon

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

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