High-precision continuous-flow isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 227-258

  Brenna, J Thomas ^a   Corso, Thomas N ^a,b   Tobias, Herbert J ^a,c   Caimi, Richard J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Advanced Bioanalytical Services Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0031217922     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2787(1997)16:5<227::AID-MAS1>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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