title: Determination of acetaldehyde in human blood.
abstract: A method for the determination of acetaldehyde in human plasma by headspace gas chromatography is described. Chloralhydrate, an inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase, is immediately added to the blood sample to prevent a rapid disappearance of acetaldehyde in the erythrocytes.
mesh_terms: D000079:Acetaldehyde / Q000097:blood*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008832:Microchemistry
chemical_list: D000079:Acetaldehyde