An HPLC-UV method for the simultaneous quantification of curcumin and its metabolites in plasma and lung tissue:

Jagdish Mahale1, Lynne M Howells1, Rajinder Singh1

  • 1Chemoprevention and Biomarkers Group, Leicester Cancer Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK.

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