Replacing immunoassays for mephedrone, ketamines and six amphetamine-type stimulants with flow injection analysis tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 575-581

  Lua, Ingrid A ^a   Lin, Shiou Ling ^a   Lin, Huei R ^a   Lua, Ahai C ^a  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4' METHYLMETHCATHINONE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DEUTERIUM; DRUG METABOLITE; EPHEDRINE; KETAMINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84867667003     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks068     Document Type: Article

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