A preliminary investigation on the distribution of cannabinoids in man

Forensic Science International

Volumn 210, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages e7-

  Gronewold, Antonia ^a   Skopp, Gisela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Distribution in man; LC MS MS; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

CANNABIDIOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; GLUCURONIDE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY EXAMINATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; LIVER EXAMINATION; LUNG EXAMINATION; MALE; MULTIPLE DRUG ABUSE; MUSCLE TISSUE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 79959567447     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.010     Document Type: Article

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