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B -- ASSAYS OF SAMPLES FOR COMPARING DIFFERENT METHODS OF ASSESSING OXIDATIVE STRESS IN VIVO SOL MK89642 DUE 021098 POC Contact Mary Kimble, Contracting Officer 919-541-0388 WEB: none, none. E-MAIL: none, none. NIEHS intends to negotiate with Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Dept. Int. Med./Div. Atherosclerosis Nutrition and Lipid Research to analyze oxidized amino acids in urine to contitute a non-invasive marker of oxidative stress in vivo by using mass spectrometry to measure markers of different oxidation pathways. This is a notice of intent and is not a request for competitive proposals. There is no solicitation package. ***** (0026)

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