Gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry for biomarkers of alcohol abuse in human hair

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 216-223

  Zimmermann, Carolyn M ^a   Jackson, Glen P ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Biomarkers,tandem mass spectrometry; Fatty acid ethyl esters; Hair analysis; MS MS

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYL LAURATE; FATTY ACID ESTER; MYRISTIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; OLEIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PALMITIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; STEARIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXTRACTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR FOLLICLE; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLITE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HAIR; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 77950259462     PISSN: 01634356     EISSN: 15363694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FTD.0b013e3181d4e7bc     Document Type: Article

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