Detection of synthetic cannabinoids in herbal incense products

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 1163-1165

  Penn, Hannah J ^a   Langman, Loralie J ^a   Unold, David ^b   Shields, James ^b   Nichols, James H ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Baystate Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Drug confirmation tests; Drug screening tests; Drugs of abuse; Mass spectrometry; Synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; CANNABINOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HERBAL INCENSE PRODUCT; JWH 073; METHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG SCREENING; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; INCENSE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEA;

CANNABINOIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INTERNET; PLANT EXTRACTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 80051687424     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.06.078     Document Type: Article

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