Analysis of methylated 6-mercaptopurine metabolites in human red blood cells: Comparison of two methods

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 663-668

  Giverhaug, Trude ^b   Bergan, Stein ^a   Loennechen, Thrina ^b   Rugstad, Hans Erik ^a   Aarbakke, Jarle ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Azathioprine; Methyl mercaptopurine riboside; Methyl thioinosine

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; AZATHIOPRINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METHYLATION; METHYLTHIOINOSINE;

EID: 0031473742     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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