A comparison of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide digestion of mouse hair in the recovery of radioactivity following systemic administration of [3H]-nicotine and [3H]-flunitrazepam

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 54-58

  Claffey, David J ^a   Stout, Peter R ^a   Ruth, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUNITRAZEPAM; NICOTINE; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SODIUM SULFIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EXTRACTION; HAIR; ISOTOPE LABELING; MELANOSOME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 0033964477     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/24.1.54     Document Type: Article

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