Characterization and profiling of methamphetamine seizures

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 615-622

  Inoue, Hiroyuki ^a   Iwata, Yuko T ^a   Kuwayama, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF POLICE SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capillary electrophoresis; Chirality; Gas chromatography; Impurity profiling; Methamphetamine

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFONE; ILLICIT DRUG; METHAMPHETAMINE;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; CRIME; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; JAPAN; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 57349155117     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: 13475207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.54.615     Document Type: Short Survey

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