In response to the growing use of mass spectrometry in the clinical and biomedical fields, this book collects recent research involving electrospray ionization, neuronal systems, and structural modifications of proteins. The significant advances in instrumentation, methodology, experimentation presented herein will serve to expand the current concept of clinical mass spectrometry.

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Electrospray Ionization-Methods and Mechanisms; J. Fenn. Analysis of Biomolecules by Electrospray Ionization-Tandem Mass Spectrometry; R. Smith. PAF Inflammatory Mediator and Autacoid Muscle Relaxants; Saito, P. Vouros. Quantitative Analytical Mass Spectrometry of Endogenous Neuropeptides in Human Pituitaries; D.M. Desiderio. Neurotransmitters; K. Faull. Cannabinoids; D. Harvey. Inborn Errors of Amino Acid and Fatty Acid Metabolism; I. Matsumoto. Carnitine and Acylcarnitines in Metabolic Disease Diagnosis and Management; D. Millington. Index.