Availability of Al, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn in Brazilian herbal teas

Brazilian Journal of Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 258-262

  Pereira, Rafaela M ^a   Nascentes, Clésia C ^a   Costa, Letícia M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Availability; Brazilian teas; Extraction procedures; FAAS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878850675     PISSN: 21793425     EISSN: 21793433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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