title: [Detection and application of ethyl glucuronide in forensic toxicology].
abstract: Ethyl glucuronide is a specific metabolite of ethanol. There have been plenty of articles referring its pharmacokinetics, detection and application as a specific bio-marker of alcohol intake. This article reviews various analytical methods of EtG, relationship between EtG quantification and ethanol intake, and criteria for determining chronic alcohol abuse, and origin of ethanol found in the cadavers by EtG analysis. EtG has its potential application in forensic toxicology.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xian-yi
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Bao-hua
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D053593:Forensic Toxicology / Q000379:methods*; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005965:Glucuronates; C093924:ethyl glucuronide