Simultaneous determination of ethylene glycol and glycolic acid in serum by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 591-597

  Porter, William H ^a   Rutter, Philip W ^a   Yao, H Harry ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLIC ACID;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEMODIALYSIS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 0032749843     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/23.7.591     Document Type: Article

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