GC-MS method for the determination of paraben preservatives in the human breast cancerous tissue

Microchemical Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 391-396

  Shanmugam, Govindaraj ^a   Ramaswamy, Babu Rajendran ^a   Radhakrishnan, Vijayalakshimi ^a   Tao, Hiroaki ^b  

^a BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cancerous tissue; GC MS; MSTFA; Paraben; PPCPs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954424414     PISSN: 0026265X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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