Quantitative determination of the hydrolysis products of nitrogen mustards in human urine by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-6

  Lemire, Sharon W ^a   Ashley, David L ^a   Calafat, Antonia M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIS(2 CHLOROETHYL)ETHYLAMINE; CHLORMETHINE; DIETHANOLAMINE; N ETHYLDIETHANOLAMINE; N METHYLDIETHANOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; URINE LEVEL;

BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 0037253580     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/27.1.1     Document Type: Article

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