Determination of a new designer drug, N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine and its metabolites in rats using ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 62-69

  Kikura Hanajiri, Ruri ^a   Kawamura, Maiko ^a   Miyajima, Atsuko ^a   Sunouchi, Momoko ^a   Goda, Yukihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological samples; MDA; MDMA; N OH MDMA; Rats; UPLC MS MS

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; DESIGNER DRUG; DRUG METABOLITE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; METHANOL; N HYDROXY 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; RAT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 77952288037     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.02.013     Document Type: Article

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