Absinthe: Enjoying a new popolarity among young people?

Forensic Science International

Volumn 130, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 183-186

  Gambelunghe, C ^a   Melai, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absinthe; Addiction; Artemisia absinthium; CNS; GC MS; Thujone

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; APHRODISIAC AGENT; BETA THUYONE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ABSINTHE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALING; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUROTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0037021593     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00374-2     Document Type: Article

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