Detection of the synthetic drug 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA) in serum and urine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 215, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 3-7

  Rohrich J ^a   Becker, J ^a   Kaufmann, T ^a   Zorntlein S ^b   Urban, R ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Landeskriminalamt Rheinland Pfalz   (Germany)

Author keywords

4 Fluoroamphetamine; Phenethylamine type drugs; Serum analysis; Urine testing

Indexed keywords

4 FLUOROAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG ABUSE; DRUNKEN DRIVING; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84856496682     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.04.004     Document Type: Article

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