A rapid combustion method for the accurate determination of low levels of tritium in biological samples

Toxicology Methods

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-44

  Gerde, Per ^a,b   Stephens, Tony ^a   Dahl, Alan R ^a  

^a LOVELACE RESPIRATORY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3H; Analysis; Biological material; Liquid scintillation counting; Sample preparation; Tissues; Tritium

Indexed keywords

ARGON; BENZO[A]PYRENE; OXYGEN; PLATINUM; TRITIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATALYST; COMBUSTION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TISSUE;

TRITIUM;

EID: 0031661648     PISSN: 10517235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105172398243023     Document Type: Article

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