Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of amphetamine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine in human hair and hair sections

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 193-200

  Lin, Dong Liang ^a,b   Yin, Rea Ming ^a   Liu, Ray H ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Drug abuse; Drug deposition; GC MS; Hair analysis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHANOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG ABUSE PATTERN; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 28044440681     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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