Detection of alprazolam in hair by negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 84, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 201-209

  Höld, Karin M ^a   Crouch, Dennis J ^a   Wilkins, Diana G ^a   Rollins, Douglas E ^a   Maes, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Benzodiazepines; GC MS; Hair

Indexed keywords

ALPRAZOLAM; BORATE SODIUM; CHLORIDE; DEUTERIUM; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; TOLUENE; TRIAZOLAM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAT; STANDARD;

EID: 0343145701     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)02063-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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