Validation of a microtiter plate ELISA for screening of postmortem blood for opiates and benzodiazepines

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 504-512

  Kemp, Philip ^a   Sneed, Gary ^a   Kupiec, Tom ^b   Spiehler, Vina ^c,d  

^a Chief Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

^b Analytical Research Laboratories   (United States)

^c Spiehler and Associates   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTORPHANOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MIRTAZAPINE; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NITROGEN; NORDAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; OXYCODONE; PETHIDINE; PHOSPHORUS; TEMAZEPAM; TRAMADOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0036825473     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/26.7.504     Document Type: Article

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