In vitro production of GHB in blood and serum samples under various storage conditions

Forensic Science International

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 113-117

  Zorntlein S W ^a   Kopp, A ^a   Becker, J ^a   Kaufmann, T J ^a   Rohrich J ^a   Urban, R ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cut off level for exogenous administration of GHB; Drug facilitated sexual assault; Gamma hydroxybutyric acid; GHB; In vitro production

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84855195447     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.030     Document Type: Article

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