Medical applications of mass spectrometry [electronic resource] / edited by Károly Vékey, András Telekes, Akos Vertes
- Published:
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2008.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 581 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Additional Creators:
- Vékey, Károly
Telekes, András
Vertes, Akos, 1952- - Access Online:
- serialssolutions.com
- Restrictions on Access:
- License restrictions may limit access.
- Contents:
- Motivation and essentials -- Introduction / Akos Vertes and Károly Vékey -- Basics of analytical chemistry and mass spectrometry for medical professionals / Károly Vékey and András Telekes -- Ethical, legal, safety, and scientific aspects of medical research / András Telekes and Károly Vékey -- Tools of the trade -- Biomedical sampling / György Vas, Kornél Nagy, and Károly Vékey -- Separation methods / Kornél Nagy and Károly Vékey -- Mass spectrometry instrumentation and techniques / Árpád Somogyi -- Chemoinformatics-multivariate mathematical-statistical methods for data evaluation / Károly Héberger -- Biomolecules -- Mass spectrometry in proteomics / Akos Vertes -- De novo sequencing of peptides / Matthew T. Olson, Jonathan A. Epstein, and Alfred L. Yergey -- Protein bioinformatics / Peter McGarvey, Hongzhan Huang, and Cathy H. Wu -- Analysis of complex lipidomes / Andreas Uphoff, Martin Hermansson, Perttu Haimi, and Pentti Somerharju -- Selected medical applications -- Medical laboratory practice-possibilities for mass spectrometry -- Therapeutic drug monitoring and measurement of drug concentrations using mass spectrometry / András Telekes, Márta Hegedűs, and István Kiss -- Mass spectrometry of infectious pathogens / Plamen A. Demirev -- Proteomics of viruses / Anne Pumfery, Reem Berro, and Fatah Kashanchi -- Neonatal research / Bruno Casetta -- Applications of mass spectrometry in oncology / John Roboz -- Application of mass spectrometry in brain research: neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and brain proteins / Laszlo Prokai -- The human pituitary proteome: clinical applications / Xianquan Zhan, Harold Sacks, and Dominic M. Desiderio -- Mass spectrometry of proteinous allergens inducing human diseases / Martina Marchetti, Jasmin Hirschmann, Elisabeth Förster-Waldl, and Günter Allmaier -- Mass spectrometry in clinical treatment / András Telekes, Márta Hegedűs, and István Kiss -- Emerging areas -- Biomarker discovery / Bradley J. Thatcher and Emilia Caputo -- Molecular imaging by mass spectrometry / Sarah A. Schwartz and Richard M. Caprioli -- Brief outlook / Károly Vékey, András Telekes, and Akos Vertes.
- Summary:
- "This comprehensive volume will help medical professionals to understand mass spectrometry as an emerging technology for clinical laboratories. It addresses the key issues in the medical applications of mass spectrometry at the level appropriate for the intended readership." --Book Jacket.
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- ISBN:
- 9780444519801 (hbk.)
0444519807 (hbk.) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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