Ethyl glucuronide concentrations in oral fluid, blood, and urine aftervolunteers drank 0.5 and 1.0 g/kg doses of ethanol

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 319-324

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Yttredal, Borghild ^a   Karinen, Ritva ^a   Gjerde, Hallvard ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; URINALYSIS; VOMITING; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; SALIVA; URINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY WEIGHT; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954892571     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.6.319     Document Type: Article

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