Distribution of diazepam and nordiazepam between plasma and whole blood and the influence of hematocrit

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 380-385

  Jones, Alan Wayne ^a   Larsson, Helena ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Analysis; Diazepam; Nordiazepam; Plasma; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ESTER; BUTYL ACETATE; DIAZEPAM; HEMOGLOBIN; NORDAZEPAM; PRAZEPAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; ERYTHROCYTE LEVEL; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WATER CONTENT;

ADULT; BODY WATER; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIAZEPAM; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORDAZEPAM; PLASMA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 3342880685     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007691-200408000-00007     Document Type: Article

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