Gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry detection of extracellular kynurenine and related metabolites in normal and lesioned rat brain

Volume: 421, Issue: 2, Pages: 573 - 581
Published: Feb 15, 2012
Abstract
We describe here a gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS) method for the sensitive and concurrent determination of extracellular tryptophan and the kynurenine pathway metabolites kynurenine, 3-hydroxykynurenine (3-HK), and quinolinic acid (QUIN) in rat brain. This metabolic cascade is increasingly linked to the pathophysiology of several neurological and psychiatric diseases. Methodological refinements, including optimization of...
Paper Details
Title
Gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry detection of extracellular kynurenine and related metabolites in normal and lesioned rat brain
Published Date
Feb 15, 2012
Volume
421
Issue
2
Pages
573 - 581
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