Comparison of serum fatty acid ethyl esters and urinary 5-hydroxytryptophol as biochemical markers of recent ethanol consumption

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 214-218

  Bisaga, Adam ^c   Laposata, Michael ^a   Xie, Shan ^b   Evans, Suzette M ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHOL; ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FATTY ACID ESTER; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WATER; BODY WEIGHT; BREATH ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INGESTION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; HYDROXYTRYPTOPHOL; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18144391921     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agh154     Document Type: Article

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