Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 3770-3777 , October 2006

Fluorescein Thiocarbamoyl-Kappa-Casein Assay for the Specific Testing of Milk-Clotting Proteases

Received 6 February 2006 ,Accepted 11 April 2006.

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doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72418-3

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 89, Issue 10 , Pages 3770-3777 , October 2006

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