Semi-automated quantification of methylmalonic acid in human serum by LC-MS/MS

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 441-446

  Nelson, Dick ^a   Xu, Ning ^a   Carlson, Joyce ^a  

^a Clinical Chemistry Lund   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chromatography; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; High performance liquid; Methylmalonic acid; Tandem mass spectrometry; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

METHYLMALONIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AUTOMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLMALONIC ACID; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84866413491     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2012.679963     Document Type: Article

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