Availability of essential trace elements in Ayurvedic Indian medicinal herbs using instrumental neutron activation analysis

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-101

  Singh, Vivek ^a   Garg, A N ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IRRADIATION; MEDICINE; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOACTIVITY; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; MEDICINAL HERBS;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

HERBACEOUS AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HUMANS; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0031025454     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8043(96)00043-7     Document Type: Article

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