Determination of GHB in urine and serum by LC/MS using a simple one-step derivative

Forensic Science International

Volumn 168, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 133-137

  Kaufmann, Eckhard ^a,b   Alt, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Ion trap; LC MS; Serum; Urine

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELUTION; FRAGMENTATION REACTION; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 34247332999     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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