Measuring kynurenine in field saliva samples?

18 October 2018 0 1K Report

I am interested in project involving taking saliva samples from people during a long distance race and later analyzing them for kynurenine content. I am wondering if anyone has advice on the storage of saliva samples for this purpose.

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