Evolution of the Content of THC and Other Major Cannabinoids in Drug-Type Cannabis Cuttings and Seedlings During Growth of Plants

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 918-922

  De Backer, Benjamin ^a   Maebe, Kevin ^b   Verstraete, Alain G ^b   Charlier, Corinne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Chemotype; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; High performance liquid chromatography diode array detection; Plant analysis; Tetrahydrocannabinol

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SEEDLING;

CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; LIMIT OF DETECTION; SEEDLING; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84863432656     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02068.x     Document Type: Article

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