High-performance liquid chromatography of thymoquinone in rabbit plasma and its application to pharmacokinetics

Journal of Liquid Chromatography and Related Technologies

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 2242-2250

  Alkharfy, Khalid M ^a   Ahmad, Ajaz ^a   Khan, Rao M A ^a   Al Asmari, Majed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

HPLC UV; method validation; pharmacokinetics; rabbit plasma

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; HPLC/UV; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LIMITS OF DETECTION AND QUANTITATION; METHOD VALIDATIONS; RABBIT PLASMAS; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; THERAPEUTIC POTENTIALS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; OILS AND FATS; PHARMACOKINETICS;

PLASMAS;

ACETONITRILE; METHANOL; THYMOL; THYMOQUINONE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLACK CUMIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; EXTRACTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NONHUMAN; PH; PHARMACOKINETICS; RABBIT; STANDARD;

EID: 84880196261     PISSN: 10826076     EISSN: 1520572X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10826076.2012.717062     Document Type: Article

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