Validation of an extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry quantification method for cocaine, methadone, and morphine in postmortem adipose tissue

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 342-346

  Colucci, A P ^a   Aventaggiato, L ^a   Centrone, M ^a   Gagliano Candela, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; HOMOCOCAINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ACCURACY; ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERIVATIZATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VALIDATION STUDY; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AUTOPSY; COCAINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; METHADONE; MORPHINE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 78049491595     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/34.6.342     Document Type: Article

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