A high-performance liquid chromatographictandem mass spectrometric method for the determination of ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulfate in urine validated according to forensic guidelines

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-56

  Albermann, M E ^a   Musshoff, F ^a   Madea, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYL SULFATE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; DRUG STABILITY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GLUCURONATES; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SULFURIC ACID ESTERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84859240924     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmr012     Document Type: Article

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