Molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction for simultaneous determination of δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol and its main metabolites by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in urine samples

Forensic Science International

Volumn 231, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 317-324

  Nestić, Marina ^a   Babić, Sandra ^b   Pavlović, Dragana Mutavdžić ^b   Sutlović, Davorka ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Biological sample; Cannabis; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Molecularly imprinted solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

11 HYDROXYDRONABINOL; 2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; 2,2' AZOBIS ISOBUTYRONITRILE; 4 VINYLPYRIDINE; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BUTYRONITRILE; CHLOROFORM; DRONABINOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; METHACRYLIC ACID; MOLECULARLY IMPRINTED POLYMER; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; ELUTION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILYLATION; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 84880344704     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.06.009     Document Type: Article

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