A rapid, sensitive method for the quantitation of specific metabolites of sulfur mustard in human urine using isotope-dilution gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 339-345

  Young, Carrie E ^a   Ash, Doris ^a   Driskell, W Jack ^a   Boyer, Anne E ^a   Martinez, Rodolfo A ^b   Silks, L A ^b   Barr, John R ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1' SULFONYLBIS[2 (METHYLTHIO)ETHANE]; ETHANE; INFUSORIAL EARTH; MUSTARD GAS; MUSTARD GAS DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; SYNTHESIS; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 3242708617     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/28.5.339     Document Type: Article

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