Abstract
Alcoholic patients were found to have increased urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid while drinking. The excretion of D-glucaric acid returned to normal after discontinuation of ethanol intake, and the increase in the excretion could be reproduced by the administration of ethanol. Determination of the urinary excretion of D-glucaric acid may be useful in detecting the ingestion of ethanol or drugs when this information is not available by other means.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 735-742 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Research communications in chemical pathology and pharmacology |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology