Screening and confirmation methods for GHB determination in biological fluids Forensic Toxicology

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry

Volumn 406, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3553-3577

  Ingels, Ann Sofie M E ^a,b   Wille, Sarah M R ^b   Samyn, Nele ^b   Lambert, Willy E ^a   Stove, Christophe P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC MS MS); Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CAPILLARY ZONE ELECTROPHORESIS; GAMMA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID (GHB); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRIES (GC-MS); HEADSPACE EXTRACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT COMPOUNDS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SCREENING PROCEDURES;

BODY FLUIDS;

4-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID;

BODY FLUID; CALORIMETRY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CHEMISTRY; FILTRATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BODY FLUIDS; CALORIMETRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; ELECTROPHORESIS, CAPILLARY; FILTRATION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84901634669     PISSN: 16182642     EISSN: 16182650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7586-6     Document Type: Review

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