Determination of trace organic carbon and nitrogen in the presence of carbonates in anorganic bovine bone graft materials

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-256

  Huffman, E W D ^a   Keil, Ronald L ^a  

^a Huffman Laboratories Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone grafts; Bovine spongiform encephalopathy; Organic carbon; Organic nitrogen; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ACID; AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIC ACID; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC NITROGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; ANALYZER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; CALCULATION; CATTLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; DISSOLUTION; EVOLUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0038778609     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-265X(03)00031-6     Document Type: Article

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