Identification of anhydroecgonine ethyl ester in the urine of a drug overdose victim

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1481-1485

  Myers, Alan L ^a   Williams, Heather E ^a   Kraner, James C ^b   Callery, Patrick S ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Chief Medical Examiner   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhydroecgonine ethyl ester; Anhydroecgonine methyl ester; Cocaethylene; Drugs of abuse; Ethylecgonidine; Forensic science; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANHYDROECGONINE ETHYL ESTER; ANHYDROECGONINE METHYL ESTER; COCAINE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; HOMOCOCAINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG OVERDOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEATING; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TRANSESTERIFICATION; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 27844537839     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2005118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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