Metabolic Phenotyping in Health and Disease
- Holmes, Elaine
- Wilson, Ian D.
- Nicholson, Jeremy K.
Publication date
September 2008
DOI Publisher
Elsevier Inc. ISSN
0092-8674 Citation count (estimate)
329Abstract
Analyzing metabolites (small molecules <1 kDa) in body fluids such as urine and plasma using various spectroscopic methods provides information on the metabotype (metabolic phenotype) of individuals or populations, information that can be applied to personalized medicine or public healthcare