Effect of blood contamination of cerebrospinal fluid on amino acids, biogenic amines, pterins and vitamins.
Marta BatlloriMercedes CasadoCristina SierraMaria Del Carmen SalgadoLaura Marti-SanchezJoan MaynouGuerau FernandezAngels Garcia-CazorlaAida OrmazabalMarta Molero-LuisRafael ArtuchPublished in: Fluids and barriers of the CNS (2019)
CSF-targeted metabolomic analysis is feasible even when substantial RBC contamination of CSF has occurred since CSF centrifugation to remove RBC prior to freezing eliminated most of the interferences observed.