Results: CML and CEL were separated with baseline resolution with a total analysis time of 21 min. The lower limit of quantification was 0.02 mol/L for both compounds. Mean recoveries from plasma samples to which CML and CEL had been added were 92% for CML and 98% for CEL. Within-day CVs were <7.2% for CML and <8.2% for CEL, and between-day CVs were <8.5% for CML and <9.0% for CEL. In healthy individuals (n ؍ 10), mean (SD) plasma concentrations of CML and CEL were 2.80 (0.40) mol/L (range, 2.1-3.4 mol/L) and 0.82 (0.21) mol/L (range, 0.5-1.2 mol/L), respectively. In hemodialysis (n ؍ 17) and peritoneal dialysis (n ؍ 9) patients, plasma concentrations of CML and CEL were increased two-to threefold compared with controls, with-