Urinary excretion of cocaine, benzoylecgonine, and ecgonine methyl ester in humans

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 301-306

  Ambre, John ^a   Ih Ruo, Tsuen ^a   Nelson, John ^a   Belknap, Steven ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; DRUG METABOLITE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG EXCRETION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COCAINE; HALF-LIFE; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023763293     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/12.6.301     Document Type: Article

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