Liquid chromatographic analysis of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in plasma of traditional coca chewers from Bolivia during exercise

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 173-178

  Rerat, C ^a   Sauvain, M ^b   Rop, P P ^c   Ruiz, E ^a   Bresson, M ^c   Viala, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^b Département Santé   (France)

^c Centre Universitaire des Saints Pères   (France)

Author keywords

Aymara Indians; Benzoylecgonine; Coca chewing; Cocaine; HPLC; Plasma concentrations

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCA; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; BOLIVIA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COCA; COCAINE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0030980934     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(97)00029-9     Document Type: Article

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