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Kristine C Olson1, Gang Chen, Christopher J Lynch

  • 1Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.

Analytical Biochemistry
|May 21, 2013
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Keywords:
2-Keto-3-methylvalerate2-Ketoisocaproate2-KetoisovalerateBranched-chain α-keto acidMaple syrup urine diseaseUltra fast liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

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