Pharmacokinetics of the enantiomers of mepivacaine after intravenous administration of the racemate in volunteers

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-89

  Burm, Anton G L ^a   Cohen, Imca M C ^a   Van Kleef, Jack W ^a   Vletter, Arie A ^a   Olieman, Wim ^a   Groen, Kees ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEPIVACAINE;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RACEMIC MIXTURE; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MEPIVACAINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031031916     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199701000-00016     Document Type: Article

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