Quantification of lorazepam and lormetazepam in human breast milk using GC-MS in the negative chemical ionization mode

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 224-226

  Lemmer, Patrick ^a   Schneider, Serge ^a   Mühe, Annette ^b   Wennig, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; LORAZEPAM; LORMETAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG HALF LIFE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 34248143326     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/31.4.224     Document Type: Article

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