Choice of an ELISA assay for screening postmortem blood for amphetamine and/or methamphetamine

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 513-518

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

^a Analytical Research Laboratories   (United States)

^b Spiehler and Associates   (United States)

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

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BENZPHETAMINE; BUPHENINE; CLENBUTEROL; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXTRO LEVO 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; DEXTRO LEVO 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; DEXTRO METHAMPHETAMINE; EPHEDRINE; ETRYPTAMINE; FENCAMFAMIN; FENFLURAMINE; HEPTANE; HORDENINE; HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; ISOXSUPRINE; MEPHENTERMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PHENETHYLAMINE; PHENTERMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PHOLEDRINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; TUAMINOHEPTANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0036825774     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/26.7.513     Document Type: Article

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