Simple method for determining isoniazid acetylator phenotype.

D W Russell

doi:10.1136/bmj.3.5718.324

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Simple method for determining isoniazid acetylator phenotype.

D W Russell

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Methods have been developed for estimating acetylisoniazid and isoniazid in urine without a spectrophotometer. In experiments with volunteers the ratio of acetylisoniazid to isoniazid in urine samples collected the morning after three spaced oral doses each of 100 mg. was bimodally distributed.

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D W Russell. 1970-08-08. Simple method for determining isoniazid acetylator phenotype.. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5718.324

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