Negative ion chemical ionization GCMS analysis of valproic acid and its metabolites
Valproic acid (VPA) is a major anticonvulsant drug widely used in the treatment of absence seizures. VPA is extensively metabolized in humans. Several VPA metabolites possess anticonvulsant activity and other metabolites are implicated in rare but fatal cases of hepatotoxicity. A highly sensitive an...
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University of British Columbia
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26423 |