An acid hydrolysis method for quantification of plasma free and total carnitine by flow injection tandem mass spectrometry

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 16-17, 2010, Pages 1362-1367

  Johnson, David W ^a  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Carnitine deficiency; Flow injection; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARNITINE;

ACCURACY; ACID HYDROLYSIS; ARTICLE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOENZYMATIC ASSAY; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACIDS; CARNITINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, RADIOISOTOPE; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77957339507     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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