Effects of high altitude exposure on the pharmacokinetics of furosemide in healthy volunteers

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 314-320

  Arancibia, A ^a   Gai, M Nella ^a   Paulos, C ^a   Chavez J ^a   Pinilla, E ^a   Angel, N ^a   Ritschel, W A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Furosemide; Healthy volunteers; High altitude; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BILIRUBIN; FUROSEMIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; WATER;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NORMAL HUMAN; SEA LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 2942744580     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP42314     Document Type: Article

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