Sildenafil analogs used for adulterating marihuana

Forensic Science International

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages

  Venhuis, Bastiaan J ^a   de Kaste, Dries ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adulterated; Analogs; Marihuana; Sildenafil; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CARBOHYDRATE; HOMOSILDENAFIL; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR; SILDENAFIL; THIO HOMOSILDENAFIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LETTER; LIBIDO DISORDER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD;

EID: 56349139082     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.09.002     Document Type: Letter

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