High-throughput method for the quantitation of total folate in whole blood using LC-MS/MS

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3292-3297

  Owens, Janel E ^a   Holstege, Dirk M ^b   Clifford, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocyte; Folate; Mass spectrometry; para aminobenzoic acid

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY;

ADULT; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ERYTHROCYTES; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 34249309625     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf063648p     Document Type: Article

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