Determination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDA and MDMA in human hair by GC-EI-MS after derivatization with perfluorooctanoyl chloride

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-120

  Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Jornil, Jakob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Derivatization; Ecstasy; GCMS; Hair; Segmental analysis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CHLORIDE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PERFLUOROOCTANOYL CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; DISSOLUTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; EVAPORATION; HAIR; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMPHETAMINE; FEMALE; FLUOROCARBONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; OCTANOIC ACIDS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61649104610     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510802439072     Document Type: Conference Paper

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