GC-MS analysis of ethanol and other volatile compounds in micro-volume blood samples-quantifying neonatal exposure

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 405, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 4139-4147

  Cordell, Rebecca L ^a   Pandya, Hitesh ^a   Hubbard, Marie ^b   Turner, Mark A ^c   Monks, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Excipient; GC MS; Micro volume; Neonate

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; BLOOD; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EXCIPIENT; GC-MS; INTERNAL STANDARDS; LIMITS OF DETECTION; MICROVOLUMES; NEONATE; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

ETHANOL;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETONE; ALCOHOL; METHANOL; PROPANOL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; SAMPLE SIZE; VALIDATION STUDY;

1-PROPANOL; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETATES; ACETONE; ETHANOL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHANOL; SAMPLE SIZE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84886808589     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6809-1     Document Type: Article

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