
Liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) reveals distinct sphingolipid patterns in anorexia and obesity.
Advances in mass spectrometry instrumentation have opened up the field of metabolomics, but there are still issues with non-standardized sampling and sample preparation methods. Tuulia Hyötyläinen from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland discusses the vast range of sample matrices and gives advice on best practices.





