Segmental hair analysis for 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid and the patterns of cannabis use

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 195-200

  Han, Eunyoung ^a,b   Chung, Heesun ^a   Song, Joon Myong ^b  

^a National Forensic Service   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; 11 NOR DELTA(9) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 9 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; RELIABILITY; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMAN; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HUMANS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84863567867     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks010     Document Type: Article

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