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Table 1. Results for the determination of DA in injections.
This project was supported by the National Natural Science Founda-
tion of China (No. 20575054) and the Municipal Science Foundation of
Chongqing City (No. CSTC-2004BA4024); all authors here express their
deep thanks.
DA sample
DA specified
Founda)
Recovery
(%)
(mg mL– 1
)
(mg mL– 1
)
1
2
2.00
2.00
2.08
2.04
104
102
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