Development and validation of a micellar liquid chromatography-based method to quantify melamine in swine kidney

Food Control

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-173

  Beltrán Martinavarro, Beatriz ^a   Peris Vicente, Juan ^a   Carda Broch, Samuel ^a   Esteve Romero, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food safety; Kidney; Melamine; Micellar; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901800165     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.05.027     Document Type: Article

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