Human metabolism of paracetamol (acetaminophen) at different dose levels

Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-117

  Steventon, G B ^a   Mitchell, S C ^b   Waring, R H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

conjugation; dose dependent metabolism; glucuronidation; paracetamol; sulphation

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL GLUCURONIDE; PARACETAMOL SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCURONIDATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SULFATION;

EID: 0029783351     PISSN: 03342190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/dmdi.1996.13.2.111     Document Type: Article

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