Measurement of plasma and intracellular S-adenosylmethionine and S- adenosylhomocysteine utilizing coulometric electrochemical detection: Alterations with plasma homocysteine and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate concentrations

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-272

  Melnyk, Stepan ^a   Pogribna, Marta ^a   Pogribny, Igor P ^a   Yi, Ping ^a   James, S Jill ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOCYSTEINE; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; COULOMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0033981770     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.2.265     Document Type: Article

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