Enhancement of microcrystalline identification of γ-hydroxybutyrate

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 147-150

  Elie, Mathieu P ^a   Baron, Mark G ^a   Birkett, Jason W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

hydroxybutyrate; Date rape drug; Forensic science; Lanthanum nitrate; Microcrystalline test; Silver nitrate

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; CITRIC ACID; COPPER; GLYCOLIC ACID; LANTHANUM; REAGENT; SILVER; SILVER NITRATE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPE; TASTE; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 39049140205     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00620.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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