A method for the direct evaluation of the fatty acid status in a drop of blood from a fingertip in humans: Applicability to nutritional and epidemiological studies

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 267-272

  Marangoni, Franca ^a   Colombo, Claudio ^a   Galli, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood fatty acids; Diet; Polyunsaturated fatty acids; Rapid method

Indexed keywords

BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DROPS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; NUTRITION; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DIRECT EVALUATIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FATTY ACID COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID PROFILES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSIS; RAPID METHOD; REPRODUCIBILITIES;

BLOOD;

FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET; FAT INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIPID COMPOSITION; METHYLATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

DUDLEYA EDULIS;

EID: 1442348237     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2003.12.016     Document Type: Article

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