Study on mineral content of some ayurvedic indian medicinal plants by instrumental neutron activation analysis and AAS techniques

Health Science Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-168

  Lokhande, Ram ^a   Singare, Pravin ^b   Andhale, Mahadeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b Bhavan's College   (India)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Instrumental neutron activation analysis; Inter elemental correlations; Medicinal plants; Trace elemental analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956196114     PISSN: 11087366     EISSN: 1791809X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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