Determination of Finasteride in Human Plasma by Liquid Chromatography-Electrospray Ionization Tandem Mass Spectrometry with Flow Rate Gradient

October 2010 in “ European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics ”

Lihua Yuan, Meijuan Ding, Ji Ma, Jinhui Xu, Xiaoli Wu, Juntao Feng, Furao Shen, Xuemin Zhou

finasteride liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry LC-ESI-MS/MS liquid-liquid extraction pharmacokinetic studies bioequivalence studies Propecia

Studysummary Researchers developed a quick and sensitive way to measure finasteride in blood using a small sample size.

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