Past, present and future of mass spectrometry in the analysis of residues of banned substances in meat-producing animals

Journal of Mass Spectrometry

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 983-998

  De Brabander, H F ^a   Le Bizec, B ^b   Pinel, G ^b   Antignac, J P ^b   Verheyden, K ^a   Mortier, V ^a   Courtheyn, D ^c   Noppe, H ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Waters Corporation   (France)

^c Federal Laboratory for the Safety of the Food Chain   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal production; Banned substances; Growth promoters; Mass spectrometry; Residues

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISKS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEATS;

ANIMAL PRODUCTION; BANNED SUBSTANCES; GROWTH PROMOTERS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

ANABOLIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLTHIOURACIL;

HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; DRUG RESIDUES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34547894225     PISSN: 10765174     EISSN: 10969888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1272     Document Type: Review

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