Toxicological analyses of medications and chemicals in formalin-fixed tissues and formalin solutions: a review.

abstract：:This manuscript details a validated liquid chromatography-atmospheric pressure chemical ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-APCI-MS-MS) method for the quantification of methadone and its metabolites 2-ethylidene-1,5-dimethyl-3,3-diphenylpyrrolidine (EDDP) and 2-ethyl-5-methyl-3,3-diphenylpyroline (EMDP) in 0.5 mL ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Choo RE,Jansson LM,Scheidweiler K,Huestis MA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:External contamination of hair or nails by inorganic arsenic compounds cannot effectively be removed with H2O or dilute HCl. The use of a modified Gutzeit apparatus allowed to establish or rule out external contamination. It was found that contaminated samples will generate large amounts of arsine gas when treated wit...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Pirl JN,Townsend GF,Valaitis AK,Grohlich D,Spikes JJ

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that external contamination must be considered in hair analysis, there is still a demand for reliable tools to differentiate between incorporation of drugs into the hair as a result of drug consumption and of the hair shaft by external contamination. With the aim of establishing alternative discrimination parame...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Scholz C,Quednow BB,Herdener M,Kraemer T,Baumgartner MR

更新日期：2019-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:From a public health point of view, cocaine (COC) presents serious clinical problems and deaths from overdose and lifelong addiction patterns, not to mention its involvement in crime, in the United States. This study subjected rhesus monkeys to one intravenous administration of COC (1 mg/kg), which closely imitates th...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Saady JJ,Bowman ER,Aceto MD

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxymorphone, a semi-synthetic opioid analgesic, has been available as Numorphan since the 1950s in the form of injectable solutions and a suppository. Recently, in 2006, oxymorphone was approved by the Federal Drug Administration for use in the form of immediate and extended release tablets under the trade name Opana....

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Garside D,Hargrove RL,Winecker RE

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previously reported procedure for quantification of LSD in urine was modified to permit measurement of the drug in plasma. After addition of deuterium-labelled LSD, the plasma is extracted and the extract is treated with trifluoroacetylimidazole to convert the LSD to its N-trifluoroacetyl derivative. The derivatized...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Papac DI,Foltz RL

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmortem femoral blood concentrations of the antipsychotic drugs aripiprazole, chlorprothixene and its metabolite, and quetiapine were determined by LC-MS-MS in 25 cases for aripiprazole and 60 cases each for chlorprothixene and quetiapine. For cases where the cause of death was not related to the considered drugs, ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Skov L,Johansen SS,Linnet K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a still-emerging, non-invasive neuroimaging tool, has been applied to a wide range of questions in sensory, motor control, and cognitive psychology. Only more recently has it been applied to understand the sites and mechanisms of action of pharmacological agents within the...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Stein EA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fast and efficient multiresidue extraction-purification procedure was developed for low levels (ppb range) of phenanthrene and hydroxyphenanthrene in biological matrices, in order to quantify phenanthrene and metabolites in blood, milk, urine, and biological tissues of lactating goats. Detection and identification o...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Grova N,Monteau F,Le Bizec B,Feidt C,Andre F,Rychen G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analytical methods were developed to determine the presence of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) in dried bloodstains to provide probative information when allegations of evidence tampering have been made in criminal cases. A simple screening method using ion chromatography to analyze stains was found to be quant...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Miller ML,McCord BR,Martz R,Budowle B

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is an endogenous compound, but its presence in postmortem blood presents a challenge when interpreting elevated levels as GHB is misused as a recreational drug and is also produced postmortem. A total of 387 postmortem cases (273 male and 114 female) submitted to the toxicology laboratory b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Korb AS,Cooper G

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old male with more than 28 needle marks on his right arm was found dead. First, he was suspected as a drug abuser. Blood, urine, spleen, and injection-site tissue was collected during autopsy. The blood and urine specimens were screened for drugs. Immunoassay studies did not show any illegal drugs. However, ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Chung H,Choi H,Kim E,Jin W,Lee H,Yoo Y

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A GC/MS method for the simultaneous determination of morphine, codeine, and O-6-monoacetylmorphine as well as other semisynthetic opiates in urine is described. The method employs 2H6-acetic anhydride to acetylate free hydroxyl groups on all of the opiates. As a result, the same hydrolysis and extraction procedure is ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bowie LJ,Kirkpatrick PB

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements have been made in recent years in on-site or point-of-care (POC) immunoassay testing devices. We evaluated the DrugCheck 9 cup, a new qualitative visually read, competitive binding, immunoassay cup that measures nine analytes. The study was performed according to the recent National Laboratory Certificati...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Taylor EH,Pizzo P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While circumventing legislative controls, synthetic piperazines are encountered as "legal" alternatives to ecstasy. Unforeseeable challenges may delay quantitative analysis of these compounds in biological fluids. Enzymatic reactions, matrix interferences and limited knowledge of analyte stability further complicate i...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Lau T,LeBlanc R,Botch-Jones S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 22,000 samples of oral fluid have been collected in five population studies in Norway using either the Intercept or Statsure oral fluid sampling devices. The prevalence of alcohol and drugs was found to be higher in oral fluid samples with small volumes than in those with large volumes for both sampling devices;...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Gjerde H,Normann PT,Christophersen AS

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotine is the major addictive compound in tobacco and is responsible for tobacco dependence. It is primarily metabolized to cotinine (COT) and trans-3'-hydroxycotinine (3HC) by the liver enzyme cytochrome P-450 2A6 (CYP2A6). The 3HC/COT ratio measured in the saliva of smokers is highly correlated with the intrinsic ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Lea RA,Dickson S,Benowitz NL

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of lethal overdose by prilocaine, a local anaesthetic, is presented. The patient died in the dental office during treatment, and the time course of events was documented. The drug concentration in blood, urine, and liver was measured. ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kaliciak HA,Chan SC

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fatality due to the ingestion of isoniazid, a tuberculostatic agent, is presented. Isoniazid was extracted by a single step extraction procedure, derivatized with trifluoroacetic anhydride, and identified and quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The distribution of isoniazid was as follows: he...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： LoDico CP,Levine BS,Goldberger BA,Caplan YH

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the legitimate clinical use of amphetamine and amphetamine congeners is declining, the illicit use of these drugs remains high. There is a need for a rapid and conclusive method for detecting these compounds in routine urine drug testing, drug screening in drug rehabilitation centers, and as an aid in the dia...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Przekop MA,Manno JE,Kunsman GW,Cockerham KR,Manno BR

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethiofencarb is one of the carbamate compounds, which are, in general, less toxic than organophosphorus insecticides. This is due to their reversible acetylcholinesterase inhibition and relative inability to cross the blood-brain barrier. Generally, ethiofencarb is regarded to be of low toxicity (LD(50) > 200 mg/kg); ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Al-Samarraie MS,Karinen R,Rognum T,Hasvold I,Opdal Stokke M,Christophersen AS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the disposition kinetics of methamphetamine (MAP), we have developed a sensitive high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) assay to quantitate the enantiomers of MAP and its major metabolites, amphetamine (AP), p-hydroxymethamphetamine (p-OH-MAP), and p-hydroxyamphetamine (p-OH-AP), the latter two of whi...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Sukbuntherng J,Hutchaleelaha A,Chow HH,Mayersohn M

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fatal case attributed to flecainide intoxication is presented. Quantitation was by capillary gas chromatography with nitrogen-phosphorus detection. The flecainide concentration in the blood was 13 mg/L as compared to a therapeutic range in serum of 0.2-1.0 mg/L. Flecainide concentrations in other specimens were as f...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Levine B,Chute D,Caplan YH

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the persistence of clenbuterol residues in retinal tissue of pigs after repeated administration in a growth-promoting dose, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) as a screening method for quantitative determination. A growth-promoting dose of clenbuterol (20 μg/kg b...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Pleadin J,Vulić A,Mitak M,Perši N,Milić D

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclizine is an antihistamine with sedative effect used to treat motion sickness. A few studies have reported on cyclizine abuse among teenagers, and cyclizine abuse has been reported among opioid dependants receiving methadone, with the combination having been reported to produce strong psychoactive effects. Few repo...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Arnestad M,Eldor KB,Stray-Pedersen A,Bachs L,Karinen R

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several synthetic cannabinoid compounds have become popular recreational drugs of abuse because of their psychoactive properties. This paper presents toxicological findings of synthetic cannabinoids in whole blood from some cases of severe intoxication including quantitative data from recreational use...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kronstrand R,Roman M,Andersson M,Eklund A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative analysis of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) in oral fluid has gained increasing interest in clinical and forensic toxicology laboratories. New medicinal and/or recreational cannabinoid products require laboratories to distinguish different patterns of cannabinoid use. This study validated a high-performa...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Lin L,Amaratunga P,Reed J,Huang P,Lemberg BL,Lemberg D

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the relationships between the concentrations of R/S-methamphetamine (MA) and its metabolite R/S-amphetamine (AP), the AP/MA ratio in hair samples, and MA dependence were investigated by performing segmental hair analysis in MA users. Authentic hair samples collected from 10 chronic MA abusers were cut i...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Wang T,Shen B,Wu H,Gu J,Shen M,Xiang P

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Part I. Expert 4: The object of this study was to investigate the applicability of commercially available expert system shells to interpretation in forensic toxicology. Amitriptyline toxicology was selected as a pilot trial. Blood and tissue concentrations of amitriptyline and nortriptyline in fatal and nonfatal amitr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Spiehler V,Spiehler E,Osselton MD

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We encountered unexpected false positive urine results in three patients for amphetamine-type substances by immunoassay, measured as part of community drug prevention programmes. Kavain was identified in all three urine samples by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS). No other potential cross-react...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Madhavaram H,Patel T,Kyle C

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00