Sugar and fatty acid analysis in ecstasy tablets

Forensic Science International

Volumn 167, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 229-233

  Baer, Ines ^a   Margot, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chemometrics; Ecstasy; Fatty acids; Profiling; Sugar

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; FATTY ACID; ILLICIT DRUG; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; CHEMOMETRICS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; FATTY ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET;

EID: 33947361886     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.034     Document Type: Article

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