Detection of smoked cocaine marker (anhydroecgonine methylester) in nails

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 765-768

  Ragoucy Sengler, C ^a   Kintz, P ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire   (France)

^b Laboratoire ChemTox   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; BENZOYLECGONINE; BUFFER; CHLOROFORM; CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; COCAINE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; HEPTANE; PHOSPHATE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG ABUSE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NAIL; PYROLYSIS; STANDARD; URINALYSIS;

EID: 29144446172     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/29.7.765     Document Type: Letter

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