Determination of the herbicide glyphosate and its metabolite in biological specimens by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. A case of poisoning by Roundup® herbicide

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 162-166

  Hori, Yasushi ^a,b   Fujisawa, Manami ^a,b   Shimada, Kenji ^a   Hirose, Yasuo ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; N METHYL N (TERT BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYL)TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERIVATIZATION; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SERUM; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0037387571     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/27.3.162     Document Type: Article

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