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Review: A GC-MS Method for the Detection and Quantitation of Ten Major Drugs of Abuse in Human Hair Samples
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords hair, gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, GC-MS, extraction, derivatization, morphine, codeine, 6-MAM, cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine methyl ester, amphetamine, methamphetamine, MDA, MDMA Article Reviewed Orfanidis, A.; Mastrogianni, O.; Koukou, A.; Psarros, G.; Gika, H.; Theodoridis, G. A GC-MS method for the detection and quantitation of ten major drugs of […]
Review: Stability of Morphine, Codeine, and 6-Acetylmorphine in Blood at Different Sampling and Storage Conditions
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords morphine, codeine, 6-acetylmorphine, stability, blood, drug, opiate, gas chromatography – mass spectrometry, GC-MS Article Reviewed Papoutsis, I.; Nikolaou, P.; Pistos, C.; Dona, A.; Stefanidou, M.; Spiliopoulou, C.; Athanaselis, S. Stability of morphine, codeine, and 6-acetylmorphine in blood at different sampling and storage conditions. Journal of Forensic Sciences. 2014, […]
Review: Simultaneous Quantification of Four Benzodiazepines from Whole Blood by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in Forensic Toxicological Analysis
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords drugs of abuse, benzodiazepines, clonazepam, lorazepam, midazolam, diazepam, high performance liquid chromatography, UV detector, HPLC-UV, monolithic column Article Reviewed Miresan, H.; Rosca, C.; Matei, N.; Roncea, F.; Cazacincu, R.; Iancu, I.; Stefanescu, E.; Enache, D.; Bratu, M.; Popescu, A. Simultaneous quantification of four benzodiazepines from whole blood by […]
Review: Comparative Evaluation of Drug Deposition in Hair Samples Collected from Different Anatomical Body Sites
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords drugs of abuse, cocaine, cannabinoid, opiate, gas chromatography, liquid chroomatogrphy, mass spectrometry, GC-MS, LC-MS, hair Article Reviewed Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Alegakis, A. K.; Kavvalakis, M. P.; Vakonaki, E.; Stivaktakis, P. D.; Kanaki, K.; Vardavas, A. I.; Barbounis, E. G.; Tsatsakis, A. M. Comparative evaluation of drug deposition in […]
Review: Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Screening Procedure for Urine Samples in Forensic Casework Compared to Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords drugs of abuse, urine, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, GC-MS, LC-MS, time-of-flight, TOF, quadrupole Article Reviewed Fels, H.; Dame, T.; Sachs, H.; Musshoff, F. Liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry screening procedure for urine samples in forensic casework compared to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Drug Testing and Analysis. 2016, 9, […]
Review: Rapid Analysis of Δ-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Hair Using Direct Analysis in Real Time Ambient Ionization Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, hair, drug, drugs of abuse, direct analysis in real time, DART, mass spectrometry, MS, orbitrap Article Reviewed Duvivier, W. F.; van Beek, T. A.; Pennings, E. J.M.; Nielen, M. W.F. Rapid analysis of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in hair using direct analysis in real time ambient ionization orbitrap mass […]
Review: Validation of the Neogen® Fentanyl ELISA Kit for Blood and Urine
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords fentanyl, synthetic, opioid, illicit drug, blood, urine, Neogen, ELISA, assay, SWGTOX, validation Article Reviewed Tiscione, N.B.; Wegner, K. Validation of the Neogen® fentanyl ELISA kit for blood and urine. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 2017, 41, 313-317. Additional References ELISA. https://www.randoxtoxicology.com/products/elisa/ (accessed Sep 30, 2017). Scientific Working Group for Forensic […]
Review: A Fast and Reliable Method for GHB Quantitation in Whole Blood by GC-MS/MS (TQD) for Forensic Purposes
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, GHB, recreational drug, controlled substance, sexual assault, drug facilitated, DFSA, toxicology, post-mortem, ante-mortem, blood, gas chromatography, mass spectrometry, GC-MS, tandem mass spectrometry, MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, triple quadrupole, TQD Article Reviewed Castro, A. L.; Tarelho, S.; Dias, M.; Reis, F.; Teixeira, H. M. A fast and reliable method […]
Review: Identification and Quantification of Synthetic Cathinones in Blood and Urine Using Liquid Chromatography-Quadropole/Time of Flight (LC-Q/TOF) Mass Spectrometry
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category Toxicology Keywords liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, tandem, quadrupole, LC, MS, LC-MS, MS/MS, quadrupole, time-of-flight, time of flight, TOF, Q/TOF, drug, drugs of abuse, illicit, urine, blood, psychoactive, substances, synthetic cathinones, solid phase extraction, SPE Article Reviewed Glicksberg, L.; Bryand, K.; Kerrigan, S. Identification and quantification of synthetic cathinones in blood […]
Review: Rapid Analysis of Drugs of Abuse and their Metabolites in Human Urine Using Dilute and Shoot Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass Spectrometry
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category toxicology Keywords liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, tandem, quadrupole, LC, MS, LC-MS, MS/MS, dilute, shoot, drug, drugs of abuse, illicit, urine, psychoactive, substances, synthetic cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, metabolites, phenethylamines, synthetic opioids, piperazines, cocaine, LSD, ketamine, amphetamine, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methadone, cathinone Article Reviewed Kong, T.Y.; Kim, J. H.; Kim, J. Y.; In, M. […]
Review: False-Positive Interferences of Common Urine Drug Screen Immunoassays
/in Reviews, Toxicology ReviewsEmily C. Lennert Category: Chemistry Keywords: drug test, drug screen, urine test, urine screen, false positive, interferences Article to be reviewed: Saitman, A.; Park, H.-D.; Fitzgerald, R. L. “False-Positive Interferences of Common Urine Drug Screen Immunoassays: A Review.” Journal of Analytical Toxicology 2014, 38 (7), 387–396. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this review are an […]