Determination of cocaine and benzoylecgonine in nails by liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry

Nails and hair are a biological matrix which can be analyzed to confirm the use of a xenobiotic even several months after intake. Results of nail analysis can be used, for example, as evidence in civil and criminal law cases in which a history of drug use can influence the court’s decision. The pa...

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Main Authors: Marzena Sykutera, Przemysław Piotrowski, Elżbieta Bloch-Bogusławska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2015-02-01
Series:Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/Determination-of-cocaine-and-benzoylecgonine-in-nails-by-liquid-chromatography-electrospray-ionization-tandem-mass-spectrometry,82,24542,1,1.html