Determination of heroin and its main metabolites in small sample volumes of whole blood and brain tissue by reversed-phase liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 345-350

  Karinen, Ritva ^a   Andersen, Jannike Mørch ^a   Ripel, Åse ^a   Hasvold, Inger ^a   Hopen, Anita Braute ^a   Mørland, Jørg ^a   Christophersen, Asbjørg S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

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Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; METHANOL; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 3 GLUCURONIDE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; MORPHINE 6 GLUCURONIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

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EID: 70349301428     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/33.7.345     Document Type: Article

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