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J D Berg, I M Chesner, R A Allen-Narker, B M Buckley, N Lawson.
Abstract
We describe a new approach to the bentiromide test of exocrine pancreatic function, p-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS), a compound closely related to the bentiromide fragment p-aminobenzoic acid (PABA), is used as a marker of the pharmacokinetic behavior of PABA to derive a PABA excretion index. This index is identical to that derived with [14C]-PABA. Concentrations of both PABA and PAS are measured in urine by "high-performance" liquid chromatography, which avoids the drug interferences encountered with established assays of PABA. We discuss the practical and diagnostic advantages of this new approach to the bentiromide test.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3486726
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Chem ISSN: 0009-9147 Impact factor: 8.327