High-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry of porphyrins, chlorophylls and bilins

High-performance Liquid Chromatography And Mass Spectrometry Of Porphyrins, Chlorophylls And Bilins

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 1-232

  Lim, Chang Kee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85122272526     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/3411     Document Type: Book

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