Oxethazaine as the source of mephentermine and phentermine in athlete's urine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Hsu, Mei Chich ^a   Lin, Su Fan ^b   Kuan, Cheng Ping ^c   Chu, Wei Lan ^d   Chan, Kuei Hui ^a   Chang Chien, Guo Ping ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Athlete; Doping; Mephentermine; Oxethazaine; Phentermine

Indexed keywords

MEPHENTERMINE; OXETACAINE; PHENTERMINE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 60349086552     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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