Single gas chromatography method with nitrogen phosphorus detector for urinary cotinine determination in passive and active smokers

Nicotine is a major addictive compound in cigarettes and is rapidly and extensively metabolized to several metabolites in humans, including urinary cotinine, considered a biomarker due to its high concentration compared to other metabolites. The aim of this study was to develop a single method for d...

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Main Authors: Lusiane Malafatti, Patrícia Penido Maia, Matheus Coutinho Gonçalves Martins, Maria Elisa Pereira Bastos de Siqueira, Isarita Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502010000400019