Investigation of an LC-MS-MS (QTrap®) method for the rapid screening and identification of drugs in postmortem toxicology whole blood samples

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 599-606

  Herrin, George L ^a   McCurdy, H Horton ^a,b   Wall, William H ^a  

^a GBI Division of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

^b Toxicology Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACEBUTOLOL; ALPRAZOLAM; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXAPINE; AMPHETAMINE; ATOMOXETINE; BENZATROPINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; BROMPHENIRAMINE; BUPIVACAINE; BUSPIRONE; CAFFEINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBINOXAMINE; CARISOPRODOL; CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CHLORPROTHIXENE; CITALOPRAM; CLOBAZAM; CLOMIPRAMINE; CLONIDINE; CLOZAPINE; COCAINE; HOMOCOCAINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; PARACETAMOL; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SCREENING; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 29144511543     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/29.7.599     Document Type: Article

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