Stability tests of zopiclone in whole blood

Forensic Science International

Volumn 200, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 130-135

  Nilsson, Gunnel H ^a,b   Kugelberg, Fredrik C ^a,b   Kronstrand, Robert ^a,b   Ahlner, Johan ^a,b  

^a National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Degradation; Forensic toxicology; Stability; Storage; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 CHLOROPYRIDINE; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BUTYL ACETATE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOPICLONE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FREEZE THAWING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRIGERATOR; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77953912097     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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