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The determination of cellulose in nutritional studies: Part I. A new method for the determination of cellulose

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Edward Druce
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Leeds
James Stuart Willcox
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, University of Leeds

Extract

A new, rapid method for the determination of cellulose has been investigated, and has been shown to yield a fraction composed mainly of hexosan. The method has been shown to be applicable to feeding-stuffs and faecal material, with a satisfactory degree of accuracy.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1949

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