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. 2019 May 9;8(5):640. doi: 10.3390/jcm8050640
2-MHA 2-methylhippuric acid
2-PB 2-picoline borane
5-HIAA 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine; serotonine
5-HTrp 5-hydroxytryptophan
AA ascorbic acid
ACN acetonitrile
AD Alzheimer’s Disease
ADHD Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
AmpD amperometric detection
APCI atmospheric pressure chemical ionization
APHD Huntington’s Disease
APS amino-propyl silane
AuNPs gold nanoparticles
BAs biogenic amines
BDS base-deactivated silica
CAR/PDMS carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane
CATs catecholamines
CE capillary electrophoresis
CE-AmpD capillary electrophoresis with amperometric detection
CILE carbon ionic liquid electrode
CKD chronic kidney disease
CL chemiluminescence detection
CNS central nervous system
COMT catechol-O-methyltransferase
Cr creatinine
CSF cerebrospinal fluid
CSC carcinoma stem cell sample
CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
CZE capillary zone electrophoresis
DA dopamine
DAD diode array detection
DBD-PyNCS 4-(N, N-dimethylaminosulfonyl)-7-(3-isothiocyanatopyrrolidin-1-yl)-2,1,3-benzoxadiazole
DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone
DHPG 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol
DLLME dispersive liquid-liquid extraction
DOPAC 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid
DPE diphenylethylendiamine
DPSs dried plasma spots
DUSs dried urine spots
DVB/CAR/PDMS divinylbenzene/carboxen/polydimethylsiloxane
E epinephrine
ED electrochemical detection
eGFR glomerular filtration rate
ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
EOF electroosmotic flow
ESI electrospray ionization
FA formic acid
FASI field amplified sample injection
FASS field-amplified sample stacking
GABA γ-aminobutyric acid
GC gas chromatography
GCE glass carbon electrode
GC-MS gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry
GC-MS/MS gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry
GC–QqQ-MS gas chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry
GITS non-neural neoplasm gastrointestinal tumor
Glu glutamate
GR graphene
HA hippuric acid
HC head-column
HE Hashimoto Encephalopathy
HFBA 4-(heptadecafluorodecyl)benzylamine
HFBCF 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluorobutyl chloroformate reagent
HILIC hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography
HLB hydrophilic-lipophilic balanced copolymer sorbent
HMDS hexamethyldisilazane
HMPG sulfate 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylglycol sulfate
HPLC-(ESI)-MS high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
HPLC-FD high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
HPLC-UV high performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection
HVA homovanillic acid
IAA indole-3-acetic acid
ITP isotachophoresis
LC liquid chromatography
LC-ESI-MS/MS liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry
LC-FL liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
LC-MS/MS liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry
L-DOPA L-dihydroxyphenylalanine
LEDIF light emitting diode-induced fluorescence
LIF laser-induced fluorescence
L-KYN L-kynurenine
LLE liquid-liquid extraction
LLME liquid-liquid microextraction
LLOQ lower limit of quantification
LOD limit of detection
LOQ limit of quantification
L-Tryp L-tryptophan
L-Tyr L-Tyrosine
M metanephrine
MAO monoamine oxidase
MAOA monoamineoxidase A
MBHFBA N-methyl-bis-heptafluorobutyramide
MCE microchip electrophoresis
MCX mixed mode cation exchange
MEKC micellar electrokinetic chromatography
MEPS microextraction by packed sorbent
MHPG 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol
MIPs molecularly imprinted polymers
MNs metanephrines
MNTI melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy
MRM multiple reaction monitoring
NA niacinamide
NBL neuroblastoma
NE norepinephrine
NENs neuroendocrine neoplasms
NETs neuroendocrine tumors
NM normetanephrine
OCT octopamine hydrochloride
PA polyacrylate
PBA diphenylborate
PBMC peripheral blood mononu-clear cells
PCR polymerase chain reaction
PD Parkinson’s Disease
PDDA poly(diallyl dimethylammonium) chloride
PDMS polydimethylsiloxane
PDMS/DVB polydimethylsiloxane/divinylbenzene
PEA phenylethylamine
PEO polyethylene oxide
PFHA perfluoroheptanoic acid
PFOEI 2-(perfluorooctyl)ethyl isocyanate
PFUA perfluoroundecan-1-al
PGC porous graphitic carbon
PHE pheochromocytoma
PITC phenylisothiocyanate
PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder
RFS reversed-field stacking
RP18 reversed phase C18 column
SCX strong cation exchange
SDS sodium dodecyl sulphate
SPE solid phase extraction
SPME solid phase microextraction
SIM selective ion monitoring
SRM selective reaction monitoring
TB tris-borate buffer
TCA trichloroacetic acid
THF tetrahydrofuran
THP tris(3-hydroxypropyl)phosphine
UA uric acid
UPLC ultrafast performance liquid chromatography
UV ultraviolet
UV/Vis combined ultraviolet and visible radiation detectors,
VMA vanillymandelic acid
WCX weak cation exchange