Detection of acute diazepam exposure in Bone and Marrow: Influence of tissue type and the dose-death interval on sensitivity of detection by ELISA with liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry confirmation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 708-714

  Watterson, James H ^a   Botman, Jolina E ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone; Diazepam; Drugs; Forensic science; Immunoassay; Liquid chromatography; Marrow; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

DIAZEPAM; METHANOL; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE MARROW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIPHYSIS; FEMUR; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ANIMALS; BONE MARROW; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DIAPHYSES; DIAZEPAM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIPHYSES; FEMUR; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65349143732     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.00998.x     Document Type: Article

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