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Caffeine as a probe for CYP1A2 activity: potential influence of renal factors on urinary phenotypic trait measurements.
Pharmacogenetics - 1 Jun 1994
Tang B K, Zhou Y, Kadar D, Kalow W
Abstract excerpt
Two established caffeine-based urinary methods for measuring CYP1A2 activity were compared with each other, and also with the systemic clearance of caffeine which served as a standard of reference for such activity. Following a standardized dose, caffeine (137X) and its metabolites were measured in urine and plasma of 39 healthy subjects. The measurements allowed determinations of: (1) systemic caffeine clearance...
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