Development and validation of a sensitive UPLC-MS/MS method for the analysis of narcotic analgesics in urine and whole blood in forensic context

Forensic Science International

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 136-145

  Verplaetse, Ruth ^a   Tytgat, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High pH mobile phase; LC MS MS; Opioids; Post mortem samples; UFLC or UPLC

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BUPRENORPHINE; DEHYDROPIRITRAMIDE; DRUG METABOLITE; FENTANYL; HYDROXYPIRITRAMIDE; INORGANIC SALT; METHANOL; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NORBUPRENORPHINE; NORFENTANYL; O NORTRAMADOL; PETHIDINE; PIRITRAMIDE; TILIDINE; TRAMADOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATION EXCHANGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ELUTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IONIZATION; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84856427818     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.01.047     Document Type: Article

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