HPLC determination and pharmacokinetics of endogenous acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) in human volunteers orally administered a single dose of ALC

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 676-681

  Kwon, Oh Seung ^a   Youn, Bok Chung ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acetyl L carnitine; Endogenous compound; High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); Pharamcokinetics; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; HALF LIFE TIME; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TABLET; TIME;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HALF-LIFE; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TABLETS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 21644478786     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02980169     Document Type: Article

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