Quantitative trace analysis of a broad range of antiviral drugs in poultry muscle using column-switch liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry.
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SUBMITTER: Berendsen BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3262966 | biostudies-literature |
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