Ethyl glucuronide concentrations in beard hair after a single alcohol dose: Evidence for incorporation in hair root

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 791-799

  Schräder, Johannes ^a   Rothe, Michael ^b   Pragst, Fritz ^c  

^a Central Institute of Medical Services of German Armed Forces   (Germany)

^b LIPIDOMIX GMBH   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol marker; Beard hair; Ethyl glucuronide; Hair analysis; Incorporation mechanism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; GERMANY; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GERMANY; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84867029465     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0729-z     Document Type: Article

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