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. 2007 May 31;11(2):117–127. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-4557.1988.tb00872.x

SHELF‐LIFE EXTENSION OF FRESH FISH — A REVIEW PART I — SPOILAGE OF FISH

ALBERTO PEDROSA‐MENABRITO 1, JOE M REGENSTEIN 1,✉
PMCID: PMC7166583  PMID: 32336837

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