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

Forensic Science International

Volumn 217, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 182-188

  Rees, Kelly A ^a   Jones, Nicola S ^a   McLaughlin, Poppy A ^a   Seulin, Saskia ^b   Leyton, Vilma ^b   Yonamine, Mauricio ^b   Osselton, M David ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzoylecgonine; Cocaine; Horse blood; Muscle; Post mortem; Stability; Vitreous

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; COCAINE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; PHOSPHATE; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG STABILITY; HORSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SHEEP; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 84858800612     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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