Detection of benzodiazepines and other psychotropic drugs in human hair by GC/MS

Forensic Science International

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 211-218

  Yegles, Michel ^a   Mersch, François ^a   Wennig, Robert ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Benzodiazepines; Carbamazepine; GC MS; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

ARYLSULFATASE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LORAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CONCENTRATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0031023865     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02064-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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