LC-MS analysis of estradiol in human serum and endometrial tissue: Comparison of electrospray ionization, atmospheric pressure chemical ionization and atmospheric pressure photoionization

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1050-1058

  Keski Rahkonen, Pekka ^a,b   Huhtinen, Kaisa ^c,d   Desai, Reena ^a   Tim Harwood, D ^e   Handelsman, David J ^a   Poutanen, Matti ^c   Auriola, Seppo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

estradiol; ionization; mass spectrometry; serum; tissue

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE CHEMICAL IONIZATION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PHOTO IONIZATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION (ESI); ESTRADIOL; IONIZATION TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING; SERUM;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY FLUIDS; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; IONIZATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

25 HYDROXYVITAMIN D; ACETONE; ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM ACETATE; AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; ANISOLE; ESTRADIOL; FORMIC ACID; LIQUID NITROGEN; LITHIUM ACETATE; METHANOL; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PHOTOIONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSPRAY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ESTRADIOL; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SERUM; TISSUE;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 84884899802     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.3252     Document Type: Article

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