Analysis of tetrahydrocannabinol and its metabolite, 11-nor-d9-tetrahydrocannabinol-Δ9-carboxylic acid, in oral fluid using liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-417

  Coulter, Cynthia ^a   Garnier, Margaux ^a   Moore, Christine ^a  

^a Immunalysis Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

11 NOR DEXTA 9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 9 CARBOXYLIC ACID; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 11 NOR DELTA(9) TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL 9 CARBOXYLIC ACID; 11-NOR-DELTA(9)-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL-9-CARBOXYLIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUCURONIDE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOUTH CAVITY; POSITIVE ION ELECTROSPRAY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY; ANALYSIS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CHEMISTRY; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ANALYTIC SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GLUCURONIDES; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARIJUANA SMOKING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SALIVA; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84866353977     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks039     Document Type: Article

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