Ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate assays in clinical trials, interpretation, and limitations: Results of a dose ranging alcohol challenge study and 2 clinical trials

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2056-2065

  Jatlow, Peter I ^a   Agro, Ann ^a   Wu, Ran ^a   Nadim, Haleh ^a   Toll, Benjamin A ^a,b,c   Ralevski, Elizabeth ^a,d   Nogueira, Christine ^a   Shi, Julia ^a   Dziura, James D ^a   Petrakis, Ismene L ^a,d   O'Malley, Stephanie S ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven   (United States)

^d VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Clinical trials; EtG; Ethyl glucuronide; Ethyl sulfate

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIETHYL SULFATE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID; SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904391103     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acer.12407     Document Type: Article

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