Application of two-dimensional gas chromatography with electron capture chemical ionization mass spectrometry to the detection of 11-nor- Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid (THC-COOH) in hair

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-177

  Moore, Christine ^a   Rana, Sumandeep ^a   Coulter, Cynthia ^a   Feyerherm, Fred ^b   Prest, Harry ^b  

^a Immunalysis Corporation   (United States)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZOYLECGONINE; CANNABIS; COCAINE; CODEINE; HOMOCOCAINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NORCOCAINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; 11 NOR DELTA(9) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 9 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; MARIJUANA SMOKING; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 33747190064     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.3.171     Document Type: Article

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