“…Venous blood was taken at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 min and 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 h. Urine was collected at 0, 0-1, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-6, 6-8, 8-10, 10-12 and 12-24 h. Plasma and urine were stored at -20°C until assayed for paracetamol and its glucuronide, sulphate, mercapturic acid and cysteine conjugates by modification of the high-pressure liquid chromatographic methods of Adriaenssens & Prescott (1978) and Knox & Jurand (1978). In order to measure low urinary concentrations of the sulphate conjugate in the presence of interfering compounds, its retention was increased by the use of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as counter-ion; electrochemical detectiotn (Model LC-4A, Bioanalytical Systems Inc.) was used to increase sensitivity and selectivity for unchanged paracetamol and the mercapturic acid and cysteine conjugates.…”