Rapid HPLC determination of total homocysteine and other thiols in serum and plasma: Sex differences and correlation with cobalamin and folate concentrations in healthy subjects

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 873-881

  Jacobsen, Donald W ^a   Gatautis, Vytenis J ^a   Green, Ralph ^a   Robinson, Killian ^a   Savon, Susan R ^a   Secic, Michelle ^a   Ji, Ji ^b,d   Otto, Joanne M ^c   Taylor Jr , Lloyd M ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYSTEINE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMOCYSTINURIA; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASMA; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0028284362     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/40.6.873     Document Type: Article

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