Fully automated determination of cannabinoids in hair samples using headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 554-560

  Musshoff, Frank ^a   Junker, Heike P ^a   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a   Kroener, Lars ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOL; DICHLOROMETHANE; DRONABINOL; PETROLEUM ETHER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DESORPTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CANNABINOIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 0036862508     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/26.8.554     Document Type: Article

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