Development and validation of a high-throughput LC–MS/MS assay for routine measurement of molecular ceramides

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 408, Issue 13, 2016, Pages 3475-3483

  Kauhanen, Dimple ^a   Sysi Aho, Marko ^a   Koistinen, Kaisa M ^a   Laaksonen, Reijo ^a   Sinisalo, Juha ^b   Ekroos, Kim ^a  

^a Zora Biosciences   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Ceramides; Chromatography; Clinical; High throughput; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PLASMA STABILITY; THROUGHPUT;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; ACCURATE QUANTIFICATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR; CLINICAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HIGH THROUGHPUT; MATRIX INTERFERENCE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CERAMIDES;

CERAMIDE;

CALIBRATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CALIBRATION; CERAMIDES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84964262438     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-9425-z     Document Type: Article

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