Analysis of marine toxins– techniques, method validation, calibration standards, and screening methods

Seafood and Freshwater Toxins: Pharmacology, Physiology, and Detection, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 21-49

  Holland, Patrick T ^a  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

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