A validated GC-MS method for the determination of Δ 9- tetrahydrocannabinol and 11-nor-Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9- carboxylic acid in bile samples

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-58

  Papoutsis, Ioannis ^a   Nikolaou, Panagiota ^a   Dona, Artemisia ^a   Pistos, Constantinos ^a   Stefanidou, Maria ^a   Spiliopoulou, Chara ^a   Athanaselis, Sotirios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

9 Tetrahydrocannabinol; 11 Nor 9 tetrahydrocannabinol 9 carboxylic acid; Bile; GC MS

Indexed keywords

11 HYDROXYDRONABINOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 7 AMINOFLUNITRAZEPAM; ACETONITRILE; ALPRAZOLAM; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE; BIPERIDEN; BROMAZEPAM; BUPRENORPHINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAZEPAM; ECGONINE; EPHEDRINE; KETAMINE; METHADONE; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NORBUPRENORPHINE; NORDAZEPAM; PHENOBARBITAL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; TRIFLUOROACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BILE ACID METABOLISM; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SILYLATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84858698838     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-011-0126-1     Document Type: Article

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