Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometric and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric determination of hallucinogenic indoles psilocin and psilocybin in "magic mushroom" samples

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 336-340

  Kamata, Tooru ^a   Nishikawa, Mayumi ^a   Katagi, Munehiro ^a   Tsuchihashi, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA PREFECTURE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Magic mushrooms; Psilocin; Psilocybin

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PSILOCIN; PSILOCYBINE; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 14844286946     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004276     Document Type: Conference Paper

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