LC-QTOF-MS as a superior strategy to immunoassay for the comprehensive analysis of synthetic cannabinoids in urine Forensic Toxicology

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3599-3609

  Kronstrand, Robert ^a,b   Brinkhagen, Linda ^a   Birath Karlsson, Carolina ^a   Roman, Markus ^a   Josefsson, Martin ^a,b  

^a Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology National Board of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Forensic; Immunoassay; LC Q TOF; Metabolites; Synthetic cannabinoids

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOLOGY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLITES;

COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; FORENSIC; IMMUNOASSAY; LC-Q-TOF; QUADRUPOLE TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

BIOMOLECULES;

CANNABINOID;

CALIBRATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINE;

CALIBRATION; CANNABINOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84901593842     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7574-x     Document Type: Article

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