Identification and quantification of 4′-methoxy-α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (4-MeOPBP) in human plasma and urine using LC–TOF-MS in an autopsy case

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 348-354

  Shintani Ishida, Kaori ^a   Nakamura, Mami ^a   Tojo, Misa ^a   Idota, Nozomi ^a   Ikegaya, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 MeOPBP; 4 Methoxy pyrrolidinobutiophenone; Human plasma; LC TOF MS; Liquid chromatography time of flight mass spectrometry; Synthetic cathinone derivative

Indexed keywords

4' METHOXY ALPHA PYRROLIDINOBUTIOPHENONE; CATHINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DROWNING; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 84937525407     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-015-0281-x     Document Type: Article

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