Quantitation of atenolol, metoprolol, and propranolol in postmortem human fluid and tissue specimens via LC/APCI-MS

Forensic Science International

Volumn 156, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 106-117

  Johnson, Robert D ^a   Lewis, Russell J ^a  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atenolol; Forensic science; Liquid chromatography mass spectrometry; Metoprolol; Propranolol; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG ISOLATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 30344489011     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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