An UPLC-MS/MS method for the determination of valproic acid in blood of a fatal intoxication case

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 320-324

  Proena, Paula ^a   Franco, João Miguel ^a   Mustra, Carla ^a   Marcos, Mariana ^a   Pereira, Ana Rita ^a   Corte Real, Francisco ^a,b   Vieira, Duarte Nuno ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA LEGAL E CIÊNCIAS FORENSES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Blood samples; UPLC MS MS; Valproic acid

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIPLEXIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MIRTAZAPINE; NORDAZEPAM; OXAZEPAM; TIAPRIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TOXICITY TESTING; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SUICIDE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 80052697362     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.003     Document Type: Article

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