The effect of age on plasma MEGX concentrations

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 206-208

  Orlando, R ^a   Palatini, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; Monoethylglycinexylidide (MEGX)

Indexed keywords

DEETHYLLIDOCAINE; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0030742494     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1997.00651.x     Document Type: Article

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