Short term storage of samples containing monoamines: Ascorbic acid and glutathione give better protection against degradation than perchloric acid

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-73

  Boix, Fernando ^a   Wøien, Grete ^b   Sagvolden, Terje ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid; Antioxidants; Ascorbic acid; DOPAC; Dopamine; Glutathione; HPLC ED; In vivo sampling; Perchloric acid

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; PERCHLORIC ACID;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MICRODIALYSIS; MONOAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOPAMINE; DRUG STORAGE; GLUTATHIONE; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; PERCHLORIC ACID;

EID: 0030825518     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00052-6     Document Type: Article

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