Determination of L-ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and caffeine in rat plasma by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 341-348

  Cooper, Stephen D ^a   Fletcher, Brenda L ^a   Silinski, Melanie A Rehder ^a   Brown, Sherri S ^a   Lodge, Jon W ^a   Fernando, Reshan A ^a   Collins, Bradley J ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM ACETATE; CAFFEINE; EPHEDRINE; METHANOL; PHENYL GROUP; PROTEIN; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; WATER;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPHEDRA SINICA; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMA; PRECIPITATION; RAT; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOKINETICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

EPHEDRA; RATTUS;

EID: 79960331329     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.6.341     Document Type: Article

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