Quantification of endogenous α- and γ-endorphins in rat brain by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 392, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-89

  Kosanam, Hari ^a   Ramagiri, Suma ^b   Dass, Chhabil ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endorphins; LC MS MS; Multiple reaction monitoring; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; RATS;

ENDOGENOUS CONCENTRATION; ENDORPHINS; LC-MS/MS; LIMIT OF QUANTIFICATIONS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ELECTROSPRAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING; QUANTIFICATION;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ALPHA ENDORPHIN; GAMMA ENDORPHIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDITY;

RATTUS;

EID: 67649306038     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2009.05.041     Document Type: Article

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