Rapid and Simple GC-MS Method for Determination of Psychotropic Phenylalkylamine Derivatives in Nails Using Micro-Pulverized Extraction

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 228-233

  Kim, Jin Young ^a   Cheong, Jae Chul ^a   Lee, Jae Il ^a   Son, Ju Hee ^a   In, Moon Kyo ^a  

^a Supreme Prosecutors' Office   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forensic science; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; High speed centrifugation; Micro pulverized extraction; Nail analysis; Phenylalkylamine

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; KETAMINE; NORKETAMINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; NAIL; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMPHETAMINES; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; KETAMINE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LINEAR MODELS; NAILS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84855354165     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01913.x     Document Type: Article

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