Bioanalytical procedures for determination of conjugates or fatty acid esters of ethanol as markers of ethanol consumption: A review

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 368, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Politi, Lucia ^a   Leone, Fabio ^a   Morini, Luca ^a   Polettini, Aldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACIDS;

BIOANALYTICAL; ETHANOL CONSUMPTION; FATTY ACID ESTERS;

ETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL SULFATE; FATTY ACID ESTER; GLUCURONIDE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; CONJUGATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34447342526     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.05.003     Document Type: Review

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