Methanol elimination in non-alcoholics: Inter- and intraindividual variation

Forensic Science International

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 69-76

  Haffner, H T ^a   Besserer, K ^b   Graw, M ^b   Voges, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elimination kinetics; Ethanol; Half life; Methanol; Non alcoholics; Oxidation blockade; Range of variation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHANOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KINETICS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030941584     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(97)02119-1     Document Type: Article

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