Identification and quantification of 35 psychotropic drugs and metabolites in hair by LC-MS/MS: application in forensic toxicology

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 259-268

  Maublanc, Julie ^a   Dulaurent, Sylvain ^a   Morichon, Julien ^a   Lachâtre, Gérard ^a,b   Gaulier, Jean michel ^a  

^a LIMOGES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratory of Toxicology   (France)

Author keywords

Drug facilitated crimes; Forensic; Hair; LC MS MS; Psychotropic drugs

Indexed keywords

7-AMINOCLONAZEPAM; 7-AMINOFLUNITRAZEPAM; CLONAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHEMISTRY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CLONAZEPAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84923238780     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1005-1     Document Type: Article

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