Validation of LC-TOF-MS screening for drugs, metabolites, and collateral compounds in forensic toxicology specimens

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 17-24

  Guale, Fessessework ^a   Shahreza, Shahriar ^a   Walterscheid, Jeffrey P ^a   Chen, Hsin Hung ^a   Arndt, Crystal ^a   Kelly, Anna T ^a   Mozayani, Ashraf ^a  

^a Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM FORMATE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; CATHINONE; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; METHANOL; OPIATE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROSPRAY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMPHETAMINES; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COCAINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; FORMATES; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHANOL; NARCOTICS; SHEEP; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84872766508     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks084     Document Type: Article

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