Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1325-1333 , April 2008

Technical Note: Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy and Quantitative Image Analysis: Application to Cream Cheese Microstructure Investigation

  • F. Fenoul

      Affiliations

    • Groupe Bel, Département Recherche Appliquée 7 boulevard de l’Industrie—BP40077, 41102 Vendôme Cedex, France
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  • M. Le Denmat

      Affiliations

    • Groupe Bel, Département Recherche Appliquée 7 boulevard de l’Industrie—BP40077, 41102 Vendôme Cedex, France
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  • F. Hamdi

      Affiliations

    • Groupe Bel, Département Recherche Appliquée 7 boulevard de l’Industrie—BP40077, 41102 Vendôme Cedex, France
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  • G. Cuvelier

      Affiliations

    • AgroParisTech, UMR SCALE no. 1211, ENSIA-INRA-CNAM 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91744 Massy Cedex, France
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  • C. Michon

      Affiliations

    • AgroParisTech, UMR SCALE no. 1211, ENSIA-INRA-CNAM 1 avenue des Olympiades, 91744 Massy Cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 19 July 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71260-8

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0531

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 4 , Pages 1325-1333 , April 2008