Simultaneous determination of 6-thioguanine and methyl 6-mercaptopurine nucleotides of azathioprine in red blood cells by HPLC

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 551-555

  Dervieux, Thierry ^a,b   Boulieu, Roselyne ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; TIOGUANINE;

ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG METABOLISM; ERYTHROCYTE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN;

EID: 0031889642     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.3.551     Document Type: Article

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