Benzodiazepine-like compounds in the plasma of patients with fulminant hepatic failure

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 310-313

  Zeneroli, M L ^a   Venturini, I ^b   Corsi, L ^b   Avallone, R ^b   Farina, F ^b   Ardizzone, G ^b   Centanaro, M ^b   Arrigo, A ^b   Schreier, P ^b   Kleinschnitz, M ^b   Baraldi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine like compounds; Fulminant hepatic failure; Hepatic encephalopathy

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMA; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG METABOLISM; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER FAILURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BENZODIAZEPINES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIAZEPAM; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; NORDAZEPAM; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY;

EID: 6844242318     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365529850170919     Document Type: Article

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