Comparison of single and multi-analyte methods based on LC-MS/MS for mycotoxin biomarker determination in human urine

World Mycotoxin Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 355-366

  Solfrizzo, M ^a   Gambacorta, L ^a   Warth, B ^c   White, K ^b   Srey, C ^b   Sulyok, M ^c   Krska, R ^c   Gong, Y Y ^b,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES OF FOOD PRODUCTION   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biomarkers; clean up; LC MS MS; mycotoxins; urine

Indexed keywords

MYCOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84879837941     PISSN: 18750710     EISSN: 18750796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3920/WMJ2013.1575     Document Type: Article

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