Profiling neurosteroids in cerebrospinal fluids and plasma by gas chromatography/electron capture negative chemical ionization mass spectrometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-195

  Kim, Yang Suk ^a   Zhang, Hongjian ^a   Kim, Hee Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allopregnanolone; Cerebrospinal fluids; Electron capture negative ion chemical ionization; Epipregnanolone; G as chromatography mass spectrometry; Isopregnanolone; Neurosteroids; Plasma; Pregnanolone

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION OF GASES; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEGATIVE IONS; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASMA (HUMAN); PLASMAS; RATS; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ALLOPREGNANOLONE; CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; ELECTRON-CAPTURE NEGATIVE IONS; EPIPREGNANOLONE; ISOPREGNANOLONE; NEUROSTEROIDS; PREGNANOLONE;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID;

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; ANDROSTERONE; FLUOROBENZENE; NEUROSTEROID; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEREOISOMERISM; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0034650302     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/abio.1999.4384     Document Type: Article

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