Simplifying sample pretreatment: Application of dried blood spot (DBS) method to blood samples, including postmortem, for UHPLC-MS/MS analysis of drugs of abuse

Forensic Science International

Volumn 243, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-67

  Odoardi, Sara ^a   Anzillotti, Luca ^a   Strano Rossi, Sabina ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dried blood spot (DBS); Forensic toxicology; LC MS MS; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; FENTANYL; FORMIC ACID; ILLICIT DRUG; METHANOL; NORFENTANYL; SUFENTANIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; DRUG ABUSE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY; BLOOD; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCEDURES;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NARCOTICS;

EID: 84899786216     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.04.015     Document Type: Article

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