LC–MS in Endogenous Metabolite Profiling and Small-Molecule Biomarker Discovery
Michael D. Reily
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPetia Shipkova
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSerhiy Hnatyshyn
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMichael D. Reily
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPetia Shipkova
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSerhiy Hnatyshyn
Bioanalytical and Discovery Analytical Sciences, Applied and Investigational Metabonomics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMingshe Zhu
Department of Biotransformation, Bristol-Myers Squibb Research and Development, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Measuring the Metabolome
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Analytical Approaches
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Experimental Design
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Data Processing and Analysis
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Conclusion
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References
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