Ethyl glucuronide concentrations in hair: A controlled alcohol-dosing study in healthy volunteers

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 408, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 2019-2025

  L Crunelle, Cleo ^a   Cappelle, Delphine ^a   Yegles, Michel ^b   De Doncker, Mireille ^c   Michielsen, Peter ^d   Dom, Geert ^a   Van Nuijs, Alexander L N ^a   Maudens, Kristof E ^a   Covaci, Adrian ^a   Neels, Hugo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^c Stuivenberg General Hospital   (Belgium)

^d ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Alcohol biomarker; Alcohol use; Controlled study; Cut off; Ethyl glucuronide; Hair

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUT-OFF; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; HAIR; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; INTER QUARTILE RANGES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOL; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960126600     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-9117-0     Document Type: Article

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