Identification of alprazolam in hair in two cases of drug-facilitated incidents

Forensic Science International

Volumn 153, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 222-226

  Kintz, P ^a   Villain, M ^a   Cheze M ^b   Pepin G ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

^b Toxlab   (France)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Drug facilitated sexual assault; Hair; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; ALPRAZOLAM; BUFFER; DIAZEPAM; DICHLOROMETHANE; ETHER; FORMIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EXTRACTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 24044542270     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.025     Document Type: Article

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