Pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis of cannabinoids: A critical review

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 147, Issue , 2018, Pages 565-579

  Citti, Cinzia ^a   Braghiroli, Daniela ^b   Vandelli, Maria Angela ^b   Cannazza, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cannabinoids; Cannabis; Gas chromatography; Liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CANNABIS; CANNABINOID; DRUG; MEDICAL CANNABIS;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CANNABINOIDS; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL MARIJUANA; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 85020846586     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.06.003     Document Type: Review

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