Calibration and data processing in gas chromatography combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 912-922

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Tobias, Herbert J ^a   Sacks, Gavin L ^b   Thomas Brenna, J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Calibration; Carbon isotope ratio; Data processing; Gas chromatography combustion isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHEMICAL DETECTION; CURVE FITTING; DATA HANDLING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPES; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETERS;

CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CHEMICAL ORIGIN; COMPETITIVE SPORTS; COMPOUND SPECIFIC ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; FOOD ADULTERATIONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY COMBUSTION-ISOTOPE RATIO MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGINS; PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES; STEROID; SYNTHETIC STEROIDS;

CALIBRATION;

CARBON; CARBON 13; OXYGEN 17;

ANALYTIC METHOD; CALIBRATION; COMBUSTION; CURVE FITTING; DATA PROCESSING; DOPING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84871386611     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.394     Document Type: Review

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