Interethnic and interindividual variabilities of platelet sulfotransferases activity in Italians and Finns

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 691-695

  Brittelli, A ^a   De Santi, C ^a   Raunio, H ^b   Pelkonen, O ^b   Rossi, G ^c   Pacifici, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Dept of Pharmacology and Toxicology ^*  (Finland)

^c INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Platelets; Sulfotransferase; Variability

Indexed keywords

4 NITROPHENOL; BARIUM; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DITHIOTHREITOL; DOPAMINE; PARGYLINE; POTASSIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 0032712466     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002280050695     Document Type: Article

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