The effect of sodium fluoride preservative and storage temperature on the stability of 6-acetylmorphine in horse blood, sheep vitreous and deer muscle

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 189-195

  Rees, Kelly A ^a   Jones, Nicola S ^a   McLaughlin, Poppy A ^a   Osselton, M David ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 Acetylmorphine; 6AM; Horse blood; Muscle; Post mortem; Stability; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

FLUORIDE SODIUM; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; PHOSPHATE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEEP; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84858798128     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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