Determination of levamisole in urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 545-550

  Trehy, Michael L ^a   Brown, Daniel J ^a   Woodruff, Jeffrey T ^a   Westenberger, Benjamin J ^a   Nychis, William G ^a   Reuter, Nicholas ^b   Schier, Joshua G ^c   Vagi, Sara J ^c   Hwang, Rong Jen ^d  

^a CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b US PHS/SAMHSA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d New Mexico DH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; FLUOROURACIL; LEVAMISOLE; VETERINARY DRUG;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COLON CANCER; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG RECALL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEUTROPENIA; UNITED STATES; WORM INFECTION;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; CALIBRATION; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LEVAMISOLE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NEUTROPENIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY DRUGS;

EID: 82855181645     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.8.545     Document Type: Article

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