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Lipidomics of the Nervous System: Phospholipidomics by Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry or Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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Neuroproteomics

Part of the book series: Neuromethods ((NM,volume 57))

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Phospholipidomics by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray mass spectrometry or tandem mass spectrometry, including sample preparation, instrumental analyses, and data interpretation, is described in the chapter.

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Chen, S. (2011). Lipidomics of the Nervous System: Phospholipidomics by Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry or Tandem Mass Spectrometry. In: Li, K. (eds) Neuroproteomics. Neuromethods, vol 57. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-111-6_19

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