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Tacrine is not an ideal probe drug for measuring CYP1A2 activity in vivo.
British journal of clinical pharmacology - 1 Nov 1999
Larsen J T, Hansen L L, Brosen K
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: The aim of the present study was to examine the CYP1A2 substrate tacrine as a possible alternative to caffeine for assessing CYP1A2 activity in vivo. METHODS: Eighteen, healthy, nonsmoking men participated. Each volunteer was tested by caffeine (200 mg orally), and caffeine metabolic ratios were calculated. Subsequently, on two occasions, separated by at least 4 weeks, each volunteer was tested with tacrine...
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