Interlaboratory comparison of amino acid enantiomeric ratios in Pleistocene fossils

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2013, Pages 173-182

  Wehmiller, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid racemization; Gas chromatography; Interlaboratoray comparison; Ion exchange chromatography; Reverse phase chromatography

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FOSSIL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLLUSC; PLEISTOCENE; RACEMIZATION;

EID: 84877112206     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.08.007     Document Type: Article

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