A propensity for n-ω-amino acids in thermally altered Antarctic meteorites

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 374-386

  Burton, Aaron S ^a,b,c   Elsila, Jamie E ^a   Callahan, Michael P ^a   Martin, Mildred G ^a,c   Glavin, Daniel P ^a   Johnson, Natasha M ^a   Dworkin, Jason P ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES   (United States)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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EID: 84859217766     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2012.01341.x     Document Type: Article

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