Determination of amphetamine-type stimulants, ketamine and metabolites in fingernails by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 194, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 108-114

  Kim, Jin Young ^a   Shin, Soon Ho ^a   In, Moon Kyo ^a  

^a Forensic Chemistry Laboratory   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amphetamine type stimulants; GC MS; Ketamine; Nail analysis

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; KETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FINGER NAIL; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THUMB;

EID: 72449198441     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.10.023     Document Type: Article

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