Determination of designer drug cross-reactivity on five commercial immunoassay screening kits

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 144-151

  Regester, Laura E ^a   Chmiel, Jeffrey D ^a   Holler, Justin M ^a   Vorce, Shawn P ^a   Levine, Barry ^a   Bosy, Thomas Z ^a  

^a Armed Forces Medical Examiner System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,5 DIMETHOXYAMPHETAMINE; 2C(2,5 DIMETHOXYPHENETHYLAMINE); ALPHA PYRROLIDINOPROPIOPHENONE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; BETA KETO AMPHETAMINE; DESIGNER DRUG; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

APHETAMINE ASSAY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; DRUG DETERMINATION; ECSTASY ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME MULTIPLIED IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY TEST KIT; METHAMPHETAMINE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; PROCEDURES;

CROSS REACTIONS; DESIGNER DRUGS; IMMUNOASSAY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 84928192149     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bku133     Document Type: Article

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