Improved GC/MS method for quantitation of n-alkanes in plant and fecal material

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 7301-7307

  Smith, Lori L ^a   Strickland, James R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary intake estimation; GC MS; n alkanes

Indexed keywords

ALKANE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLOVER; DIET; FECES; LOLIUM; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALKANES; ANIMALS; DIET; FECES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LOLIUM; PLANTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRIFOLIUM;

BOVINAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 34848913122     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf071313h     Document Type: Article

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