Variability in the metabolism of proguanil to the active metabolite cycloguanil in healthy Kenyan adults

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 492-495

  Watkins, W M ^a,b   Mberu, E K ^a   Nevill, C G ^c   Ward, S A ^b,d   Breckenridge, A M ^d   Koech, D K ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOGUANIL; PROGUANIL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG MONITORING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALARIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

ADULT; ANIMAL; CHLOROGUANIDE; HUMAN; KENYA; MALARIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRODRUGS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRIAZINES;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 0025080121     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(90)90010-C     Document Type: Article

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