Simultaneous determination of five synthetic pyrethroid metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry: Application to 39 persons without known exposure to pyrethroids

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 248-253

  Le Grand, R ^a   Dulaurent, S ^a   Gaulier, J M ^a   Saint Marcoux, F ^a   Moesch, C ^a,b   Lachatre G ^a,b  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

General population; Liquid chromatography; Synthetic pyrethroid metabolites; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

3 (2,2 DIBROMOVINYL) 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3 (2,2 DICHLOROVINYL) 2,2 DIMETHYLCYCLOPROPANE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; 4 FLUORO 3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; HEXANE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID; SOLVENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; DEVICES; FRANCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PYRETHRINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859157087     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: 18793169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.08.016     Document Type: Article

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