Development and validation of a single LC-MS/MS assay following SPE for simultaneous hair analysis of amphetamines, opiates, cocaine and metabolites

Forensic Science International

Volumn 234, Issue , 2014, Pages 132-138

  Imbert, L ^a   Dulaurent, S ^a   Mercerolle, M ^a,c   Morichon, J ^a   Lachatre G ^a,b   Gaulier, J M ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^c Le Luzard II Bat A   (France)

Author keywords

Amphetamines; Cocaine; Forensic toxicology; Hair; Opiates; Tandem mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

(3 CHLOROPHENYL)PIPERAZINE; 2,5 DIMETHOXY 4 METHYLAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANHYDROECGONINE METHYL ESTER; BENZOYLECGONINE; BROLAMFETAMINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; DEXFENFLURAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; ECGONINE METHYL ESTER; EPHEDRINE; ETHYLMORPHINE; HOMOCOCAINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MORPHINE; NORCOCAINE; NOREPHEDRINE; NORFENFLURAMINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AMPHETAMINES; COCAINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; OPIATES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMPHETAMINES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; COCAINE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; NARCOTICS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84889668398     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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