A simplified method for the analysis of urinary cotinine by GC-MS

A simplified method for the analysis of urinary cotinine by GC-MS

Cotinine is the major metabolite of nicotine and, being very stable and having a long biological half-life, it can be used as a biomarker for tobacco exposure. The aim of this study was to develop an analytical GC-MS technique to measure levels of cotinine in the urine of active and passive smo...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos da Cunha, Fernando Gomes Ferreira Oliveira, Luciano da Ressurreição dos Santos, Liuba Laxor Pucci, Jerônimo Raimundo de Oliveira Neto, Rosemar Macedo Sousa Rahal, Ruffo de Freitas Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: São Paulo State University (UNESP) 2013-04-01
Series:Revista de Ciências Farmacêuticas Básica e Aplicada
Subjects:
GC-MS
Cotinine
Urine
Tobacco smokers
Online Access:http://serv-bib.fcfar.unesp.br/seer/index.php/Cien_Farm/article/view/2647/1399

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