Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 297-302 , March 2010

The human pharmacokinetics of oral ingestion of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate taken separately or in combination

  • C.G. Jackson

      Affiliations

    • University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
    • Drs Christopher Jackson and Anna Plaas contributed equally to this study.
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  • A.H. Plaas

      Affiliations

    • Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA
    • Drs Christopher Jackson and Anna Plaas contributed equally to this study.
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  • J.D. Sandy

      Affiliations

    • Rush University Medical Center, Chicago IL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: John D. Sandy, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Tel: 1-312-942-7810; Fax: 1-312-942-3053.
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  • C. Hua

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    • ,
  • S. Kim-Rolands

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
    • ,
  • J.G. Barnhill

      Affiliations

    • Albuquerque VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • ,
  • C.L. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Albuquerque VA Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Research Pharmacy Coordinating Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
    • ,
  • D.O. Clegg

      Affiliations

    • University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Received 19 June 2009 ,Accepted 23 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.10.013

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Volume 18, Issue 3 , Pages 297-302 , March 2010

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