LC-MS metabolomics from study design to data-analysis-using a versatile pathogen as a test case

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages e201301002-

  Berg, Maya ^a   Vanaerschot, Manu ^a   Jankevics, Andris ^b,c,d   Cuypers, Bart ^a   Breitling, Rainer ^b,c,d   Dujardin, Jean Claude ^a,e  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Global molecular profiles; HILIC; Leishmania; Mass spectrometry; Systems biology; Unicellular trypanosomatid parasites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883720100     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20010370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5936/csbj.201301002     Document Type: Short Survey

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