Analyses of tablets containing amphetamine and heroin by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry

Japanese Journal of Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 171-179

  Katagi, Munehiro ^a   Nishikawa, Mayumi ^a   Tatsuno, Michiaki ^a   Miki, Akihiro ^a   Nishioka, Hiroshi ^a   Nakajima, Kunio ^a   Tsuchihashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blended drugs; Diacetylmorphine; dl Amphetamine; Electrospray ionization; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; High performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Illicit synthetic pathways

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CAFFEINE; DIAMORPHINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NOSCAPINE; OPIATE; PAPAVERINE; THEBAINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IMPURITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY;

EID: 0032700697     PISSN: 09159606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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