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Pharmacokinetics of citalopram in relation to genetic polymorphism of CYP2C19.
Drug metabolism and disposition: the biological fate of chemicals - 1 Oct 2003
Yu Bang-Ning, Chen Guo-Lin, He Nan, Ouyang Dong-Sheng, Chen Xiao-Ping, Liu Zhao-Qian, Zhou Hong-Hao
Abstract excerpt
The study was designed to define the contribution of cytochrome p450 2C19 (CYP2C19) and cytochrome p450 3A4 (CYP3A4) to citalopram N-demethylation and to evaluate the relationship between the disposition of citalopram and CYP2C19 genotype. A single oral 40-mg dose of citalopram was administered to eight extensive metabolizers and five poor metabolizers recruited from 77 healthy Chinese volunteers whose genotypes...
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