Paracetamol metabolism in two ethnically different Spanish populations

European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Esteban, A ^a   Calvo, R ^b   Perez Mateo M ^c  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cysteine and mercapturic acid conjugates; Ethnic differences; Glucuronide and sulphate conjugates; Paracetamol metabolism

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; PARACETAMOL; PARACETAMOL GLUCURONIDE; PARACETAMOL SULFATE;

ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG OXIDATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SMOKING; SPAIN; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030450515     PISSN: 03787966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03189719     Document Type: Article

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