HPLC determination of phytoplankton pigments using N,N-dimethylformamide

Journal of Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 199-203

  Furuya, Ken ^a   Hayashi, Masato ^a   Yabushita, Yasushi ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Akagi Suisan Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; HPLC; N,N dimenthylformamide; Phytoplankton; Pigments

Indexed keywords

HPLC; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIGMENT;

EID: 0031878965     PISSN: 09168370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02751695     Document Type: Article

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