Quantification of nicotine in commercial brand cigarettes: How much is inhaled by the smoker?

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 330-334

  Vieira, Carlos A ^a   De Paiva, Sabina A A ^a   Funai, Milena N S ^a   Bergamaschi, Mateus M ^a   Queiroz, Regina H C ^a   Giglio, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid base titration; HPLC; Nicotine; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78049457294     PISSN: 14708175     EISSN: 15393429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bmb.20420     Document Type: Article

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