A SPME-GC/MS procedure for the determination of fatty acid ethyl esters in hair for confirmation of abstinence test results

Journal of Chromatographic Science

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 955-960

  Albermann, Maria Elena ^a   Madea, Burkhard ^a   Musshoff, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; ETHYL MYRISTATE; ETHYL STEARATE; FATTY ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; MYRISTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; OLEIC ACID; OLEIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; PALMITIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PALMITIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

CHEMISTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HAIR; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; FATTY ACIDS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUCURONATES; HAIR; HUMANS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYRISTATES; OLEIC ACIDS; PALMITIC ACIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; STEARATES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84931050236     PISSN: 00219665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chromsci/bmt146     Document Type: Article

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