Quinidine inhibition of cocaethylene degradation in human serum in vitro: A preliminary study

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-303

  Bailey, David N ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase; Cocaethylene; Human serum; Inhibition; Quinidine

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; HOMOCOCAINE; QUINIDINE;

ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASES; COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; QUINIDINE;

EID: 0032967703     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-199906000-00008     Document Type: Article

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