Ethanol interference with morphine metabolism in isolated guinea pig hepatocytes

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 114-119

  Aasmundstad, Tor A ^a   Lillekjendlie, Bjørn ^b   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a Natl Inst of Forensic Toxicology   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRUG METABOLITE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DRUG GLUCURONIDATION; DRUG METABOLISM; GUINEA PIG; LIVER CELL; LIVER MICROSOME METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029858950     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1996.tb00253.x     Document Type: Article

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