The absence of β-carotene and the presence of biliverdin in the medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis as determined by TLC

Journal of Planar Chromatography - Modern TLC

Volumn 18, Issue 105, 2005, Pages 400-402

  Martin, Danielle L ^a   Fried, Bernard ^a   Sherma, Joseph ^a  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

carotene; Biliverdin; Densitometry; Hirudo medicinalis; HPTLC; Thin layer chromatography; TLC

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE; BILIVERDIN; HIRUDIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEECH; NONHUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 27944433056     PISSN: 09334173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/JPC.18.2005.5.14     Document Type: Article

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