title: Ethyl glucuronide concentration in hair is not influenced by pigmentation.
abstract: This work shows that the concentration of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair, a marker for the evaluation of the alcohol consumption, is not influenced by the presence or absence of melanin. The results confirm that, unlike many other substances, the EtG determination in hair has not to take into account the hair colour for the correct interpretation of hair testing results.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé/Laboratoire National de Santé, Université du Luxembourg, Campus Limpertsberg, 162a, avenue de la Faïencerie, L-1511 Luxembourg. brice.appenzeller@lns.etat.lu
authors.forename: Brice M R
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Appenzeller
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schuman
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yegles
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wennig
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000378:metabolism; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000097:blood; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000032:analysis*; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006200:Hair Color / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D005965:Glucuronates; D008543:Melanins; C093924:ethyl glucuronide; D000431:Ethanol