Determination of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its precursors in blood and urine samples: A salting-out approach

Forensic Science International

Volumn 170, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 133-138

  Kankaanpää, Aino ^a   Liukkonen, Raija ^a   Ariniemi, Kari ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

1,4 Butanediol; GC MS; GHB; Salting out; Butyrolactone (GBL)

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; N METHYL N TRIMETHYLSILYLTRIFLUOROACETAMIDE; SODIUM SULFATE; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; EVAPORATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VACUUM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 34447631151     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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