Spectrofluorometric quantification of neutral and polar lipids in zooplankton using Nile red

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 289-301

  Alonzo, F ^a   Mayzaud, P ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

Interference; Nile red; Polar and neutral lipids; Spectrofluorometry; Standardisation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FLUORIMETRY; LIPID; ZOOPLANKTON;

EID: 0032711186     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00075-4     Document Type: Article

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