Quantification of selected synthetic cannabinoids and δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in oral fluid by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

Journal of Chromatography A

Volumn 1295, Issue , 2013, Pages 99-106

  De Castro, Ana ^a,b   Piñeiro, Beatriz ^a   Lendoiro, Elena ^a   Cruz, Angelines ^a   López Rivadulla, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Cienytech SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

LC MS MS; Oral fluid; Synthetic cannabinoid; THC

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATIONS; LC-MS/MS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORAL FLUIDS; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS; TARGET CONCENTRATIONS; THC;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

3 (1 NAPHTHOYL) 1 PENTYLINDOLE; 3 [2 HYDROXY 4 (1,1 DIMETHYLHEPTYL)PHENYL]CYCLOHEXANOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CP 47497 C8; DEXANABINOL; DRONABINOL; JWH 073; JWH 200; JWH 250; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROSPRAY; IONIZATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECOVERY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYNTHESIS;

CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HUMANS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SALIVA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL;

EID: 84886783006     PISSN: 00219673     EISSN: 18733778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.04.035     Document Type: Article

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