A study on the concentrations of 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid (THCCOOH) in hair root and whole hair

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 201-205

  Han, Eunyoung ^a,b   Choi, Hwakyung ^a   Lee, Sangki ^a   Chung, Heesun ^a   Song, Joon Myong ^b  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Concentrations of THCCOOH; Hair root; THCCOOH hair analysis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; ACID ANHYDRIDE; CANNABIS; HEXANE; PENTAFLUOROPROPANOL; PENTAFLUOROPROPIONIC ANHYDRIDE; PROPANOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HAIR ROOT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79959564617     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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