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Ehira Romero-Castelán1, Adriana-Inés Rodríguez-Hernández1, Norberto Chavarría-Hernández1

  • 1Cuerpo Académico de Biotecnología Agroalimentaria, Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Av. Universidad km 1, Rancho Universitario, C.P. 43600, Tulancingo de Bravo, Hidalgo, Mexico.

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