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Quantification of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in North American plants and honey by LC-MS: single laboratory validation

Elizabeth M. MudgeDepartment of Applied Research, BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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A. Maxwell P. JonesGosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Paula N. BrownDepartment of Applied Research, BC Institute of Technology, Burnaby, BC, Canada;Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation, Department of Plant Agriculture, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2068-2074 | Received 04 Jun 2015, Accepted 20 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Oct 2015

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