Effect of bleaching on ethyl glucuronide in hair: An in vitro experiment

Forensic Science International

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 23-27

  Morini, Luca ^a   Zucchella, Alessandra ^a   Polettini, Aldo ^b   Politi, Lucia ^c   Groppi, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cosmetic treatment; Ethyl glucuronide; Hair

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE; BUTYLAMINE; DICHLOROMETHANE; DIMETHYLALKYLAMINE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; HEAVY ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KERATIN; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 77952290841     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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