Analysis of 4-MEC in biological and non-biological material-Three case reports

Forensic Science International

Volumn 228, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages

  Gil, Dominika ^a   Adamowicz, Piotr ^a   Skulska, Agnieszka ^a   Tokarczyk, Bogdan ^a   Stanaszek, Roman ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

4 MEC; Analysis; Cathinones; LC MS MS

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXYAMPHETAMINE; 4 METHYLETHCATHINONE; CATHINONE; DESIGNER DRUG; ILLICIT DRUG; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE ARRAY DETECTION; FATALITY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTLESSNESS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84876471495     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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