Determination of opiates and cocaine in hair as trimethylsilyl derivatives using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 343-348

  Pichini, Simona ^a   Pacifici, Roberta ^a   Altieri, Ilaria ^a   Pellegrini, Manuela ^a   Zuccaro, Piergiorgio ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; HOMOCOCAINE; KERATIN; METHANOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NALORPHINE; OPIATE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0032822638     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/23.5.343     Document Type: Article

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