Studies on distribution of para-methoxymethamphetamine (PMMA) designer drug in rats using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Legal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Rohanova, Miroslava ^a   Balikova, Marie ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Disposition; Metabolites; para Methoxymethamfetamine; Pharmacokinetics; PMMA; Rats

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; 4 METHOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; HYDROXYAMPHETAMINE; PHOLEDRINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG INTOXICATION; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DESIGNER DRUGS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 67349092058     PISSN: 13446223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.021     Document Type: Article

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