Quantification of fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) and ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in meconium for detection of alcohol abuse during pregnancy: Correlation study between both biomarkers

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-78

  Cabarcos, Pamela ^a   Tabernero, María Jesús ^a   Otero, José Luís ^b   Míguez, Martha ^a   Bermejo, Ana María ^a   Martello, Simona ^c   De Giovanni, Nadia ^c   Chiarotti, Marcello ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethyl glucuronide; Fatty acid ethyl esters; Meconium; Microwave assisted extraction; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; FATTY ACID ESTER; MYRISTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; STEARIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYLMYRISTATE; ETHYLSTEARATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ESTER; ETHYL MYRISTATE; ETHYL STEARATE; FATTY ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MECONIUM; MICROWAVE ASSISTED EXTRACTION; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ALCOHOLISM; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; ESTERIFICATION; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM; MICROWAVES; MYRISTATES; PALMITIC ACIDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STEARATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84906096391     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2014.07.023     Document Type: Article

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