Total metallothionein quantification by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to fluorescence detection after monobromobimane derivatization

Cadmium in the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 389-405

  Alhama, José ^a   Romero Ruiz, Antonio ^b   Jebali, Jamel ^c   López Barea, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c Ecole Superieure d'Horticulture et d'Elevage de Chott Mariem   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Biological roles; Cadmium; Exposure biomarker; Fluorescence detection; Reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography; Sds page

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855718885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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