Comparison of ethyl glucuronide in hair with carbohydrate-deficient transferrin in serum as markers of chronic high levels of alcohol consumption

Forensic Science International

Volumn 188, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 140-143

  Morini, Luca ^a   Politi, Lucia ^b   Acito, Silvia ^a   Groppi, Angelo ^a   Polettini, Aldo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol markers; Carbohydrate deficient transferring; Hair ethyl glucuronide; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DEFICIENT TRANSFERRIN; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; INDICATOR; MARKER;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEPHELOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 67349194018     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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