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A critique of 50-m CP-Sil 88 capillary columns used alone to assess trans-unsaturated FA in foods: The case of the TRANSFAIR study

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Wolff, R.L., Precht, D. A critique of 50-m CP-Sil 88 capillary columns used alone to assess trans-unsaturated FA in foods: The case of the TRANSFAIR study. Lipids 37, 627–629 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-002-0942-y

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