Umbilical cord as an analytical matrix – A technical note

Autor: Stuart J. Knight, Alexander D. Smith, Michael W.H. Coughtrie, Abby C. Collier, Dickson Lai, Tricia E. Wright, Hugh Kim, Hayley R. Price, Camron Chehroudi
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Placenta. 90:42-44
ISSN: 0143-4004
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.12.001
Popis: The umbilical cord (UC) connects the fetal blood supply to the placenta, so is exposed to all systemic endo- and xenobiotics. We have extensive experience using UC as an analytical matrix for detecting and/or quantitating drugs, chemicals and endogenous compounds. This technical note describes advantages (large amount available, ease of collection, small sample needed for use, rapid availability) and challenges (clinical relationships, processing difficulties, matrix effects on analytes and detection technologies) of UC as an analytical matrix in ELISA and LC/MS platforms, and provides guidance for successfully working with this tissue.
Databáze: OpenAIRE