Detection of cannabinoids by ELISA and GC-MS methods in a hair sample previously used to detect other drugs of abuse

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 408-413

  Tassoni, Giovanna ^a   Cippitelli, Marta ^a   Ottaviani, Giovanni ^a   Froldi, Rino ^a   Cingolani, Mariano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID; CANNABINOL; DRONABINOL; NABIXIMOLS; STREET DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; VALIDATION PROCESS; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; PROCEDURES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

CANNABINOIDS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 84991325439     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bkv120     Document Type: Article

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