Measurement of ethyl glucuronide, ethyl sulphate and their ratio in the urine and serum of healthy volunteers after two doses of alcohol

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-82

  Lostia, Alfonso Maria ^a   Vicente, Joana Lobo ^a   Cowan, David A ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL SULPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME KINETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871577415     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/ags108     Document Type: Article

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