Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Metabonomics–surgeons and metabolic profiling

By combining bioinformatics and surgical expertise with advanced mass spectrometry technology, metabolic profiling of tissue samples could transform the way surgeons make decisions in the operating room.  Metabonomics has previously been applied to samples of bodily fluids such as blood and urine to look for indicators of disease or of how a person might respond to a particular drug

 

Reference:http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/newssummary/news_12-1-2011-12-4-17

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