A rapid, simple and sensitive liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for routine clinical monitoring of tacrolimus with the Waters Masstrak™ immunosuppressant kit

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 737-743

  Guilhaumou, Romain ^a   Lacarelle, B ^a   Sampol Manos, E ^a  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POSITIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG MONITORING; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; TACROLIMUS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79954532150     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.2010.32.10.1549035     Document Type: Article

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