Fatal Intoxication with Methoxetamine

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue s1, 2015, Pages S264-S268

  Adamowicz, Piotr ^a   Zuba, Dariusz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dried blood analysis; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Legal highs; Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Methoxetamine

Indexed keywords

2-(3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-(ETHYLAMINO)CYCLOHEXANONE; CYCLOHEXANONE DERIVATIVE; CYCLOHEXYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; STREET DRUG;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINE;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; CYCLOHEXANONES; CYCLOHEXYLAMINES; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; STREET DRUGS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84923838130     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12594     Document Type: Article

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