Simultaneous determination of 76As, 122Sb and 153Sm in Chinese medicinal herbs by epithermal neutron activation analysis

Phytochemical Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-57

  Chen, Chien Yi ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimony; Arsenic; Chinese medicinal herbs; Epithermal neutron activation analysis; Minimum detectable concentration; Samarium

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; FUNGI; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON IRRADIATION; POLYETHYLENES; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CHINESE MEDICINAL HERBS; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSE; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; MEDICINAL HERB; MINIMUM DETECTABLE CONCENTRATIONS; NEUTRON FILTERS; NEUTRON-ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; SIMULTANEOUS DETERMINATIONS;

ANTIMONY;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; SAMARIUM 153; BORON; BROMINE; DIURETIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MANGANESE; SAMARIUM;

ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHERMAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; FISSION NEUTRON; HERBAL MEDICINE; LICHEN; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; NEUTRON RADIATION; NONHUMAN; TOMATO; CHEMISTRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; REPRODUCIBILITY;

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BORON; BROMINE; DIURETICS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; MANGANESE; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAMARIUM;

EID: 60549088125     PISSN: 09580344     EISSN: 10991565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pca.1096     Document Type: Article

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