GC-MS determination of amphetamines in human urine

Analytical Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 781-790

  Villamor, J L ^a   Bermejo, A M ^a   Fernandez P ^a   Tabernero, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; GC MS; Human urine

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACID ANHYDRIDE; AMPHETAMINE; DEUTERIUM; DICHLOROMETHANE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PENTAFLUOROPROPIONIC ANHYDRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION MONITORING; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 16344389895     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AL-200051022     Document Type: Article

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