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Intracellular Origin of Milk Fat Globules and the Nature of the Milk Fat Globule Membrane

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Keenan, T.W., Mather, I.H. (2006). Intracellular Origin of Milk Fat Globules and the Nature of the Milk Fat Globule Membrane. In: Fox, P.F., McSweeney, P.L.H. (eds) Advanced Dairy Chemistry Volume 2 Lipids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-28813-9_4

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