Cluster analysis in lipid biomarker studies: A case of the Clyde Sea

Sains Malaysiana

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 41-47

  Ali, Masni Mohd ^a   Mudge, Stephen M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Cluster analysis; Fatty acids; Fatty alcohols; Sterols

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548711738     PISSN: 01266039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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