Low level determination of a novel 4-azasteroid and its carboxylic acid metabolite in human plasma and semen using high-performance liquid chromatography with atmospheric pressure chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Chromatography B: Biomedical Applications

Volumn 693, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-129

  Constanzer, M L ^a   Chavez, C M ^a   Matuszewski, B K ^a   Carlin, J ^a   Graham, D ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

4 Azasteroid; Steroids

Indexed keywords

4,7BETA DIMETHYL 4 AZACHOLESTAN 3 ONE; AZASTEROID; DRUG METABOLITE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPERM; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

AZASTEROIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0030982281     PISSN: 15726495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4347(97)00047-9     Document Type: Article

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