Effects of preservation method on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 688-693

  Barrow, Lindy M ^a   Bjorndal, Karen A ^a   Reich, Kimberly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; NITROGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; EPIDERMIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; TIME; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EPIDERMIS; ETHANOL; ISOTOPE LABELING; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TURTLES;

TESTUDINES;

EID: 52149085203     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/588172     Document Type: Note

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