Evaluation of acetylcodeine as a specific marker of illicit heroin in human hair

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 425-429

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Jamey, Carole ^a   Cirimele, Vincent ^a   Brenneisen, Rudolf ^b   Ludes, Bertrand ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^b Institute of Pharmacy   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETYLCODEINE; BUFFER; CHLOROFORM; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; HEPTANE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0031696904     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.6.425     Document Type: Article

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