Determination of the benzodiazepine plasma concentrations in suicidal patients using a radioreceptor assay

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 587-592

  De Jong, Lutea A A ^a   Verwey, Bas ^b   Essink, Guus ^b   Muntendam, Alex ^c   Zitman, Frans G ^d   Ensing, Kees ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Analytical Biochemical Laboratory   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e MERSKA BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BENZODIAZEPINE; CLORAZEPATE; DEALKYLFLURAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FLURAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

AMNESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IC 50; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; RADIORECEPTOR ASSAY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUICIDE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 4744342014     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.7.587     Document Type: Article

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