Simultaneous determination of γ-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) and its analogues (GBL, 1.4-BD, GVL) in whole blood and urine by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-14

  Johansen, Sys Stybe ^a   Windberg, Charlotte Norup ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; GAMMA VALEROLACTONE; LACTONE; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BUTANEDIOL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA-VALEROLACTONE; OXYBATE SODIUM;

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MULTIPLE REACTION MONITORING; PRECIPITATION; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SEXUAL CRIME; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINE; BLOOD; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, REVERSE-PHASE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LACTONES; SODIUM OXYBATE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 79954524398     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.1.8     Document Type: Article

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