Case report: an arsenic murder.

abstract：:A microextraction by packed sorbent (MEPS) procedure for rapid concentration of methadone and its primary metabolite (EDDP) in hair samples was developed. The miniaturized approach coupled to gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) was successfully validated. Hair samples (50 mg) were incubated wit...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Rosado T,Gallardo E,Vieira DN,Barroso M

更新日期：2020-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Quetiapine fumarate (Seroquel) is a dibenzothiazepine psychotropic agent that was introduced in 1997 for treating psychoses. Quetiapine is being found with increasing frequency in postmortem cases in Virginia. We report the postmortem results and histories of 20 quetiapine cases from the Office of the Chief Medical Ex...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Flammia DD,Valouch T,Venuti S

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A relatively simple procedure for the determination of carboxyhemoglobin percent saturation in postmortem samples is described. The procedure involves a quick and accurate method for calibration of the gas chromatograph to carbon monoxide. The mixed gases are extracted from blood prior to introduction into the gas chr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Hobbs LD,Jachimczyk JA,Schloegel EL

更新日期：1980-07-01 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：:Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed drug with its main source found in coffee. We evaluated the caffeine content of caffeinated and decaffeinated specialty coffee samples obtained from coffee shops. Caffeine was isolated from the coffee by liquid-liquid extraction and analyzed by gas chromatography with nitro...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： McCusker RR,Goldberger BA,Cone EJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the simultaneous determination of the ratio of l- and d-enantiomers of amphetamine, methamphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) in urine. The assay uses liquid-liquid extraction followed by deriv...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Hensley D,Cody JT

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the simultaneous analysis of cocaine (COC), derivatized benzoylecgonine (BE), and derivatized ecgonine methyl ester (EME) has been developed. Blood or urine containing deuterated analogs of the three analytes is extracted by pouring over a Chem-Elut column and eluting with chloroform/isopropanol (9:1). Th...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Isenschmid DS,Levine BS,Caplan YH

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method that permits the simultaneous analysis of carbamazepine (CBZ) and its major biotransformation products, carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide (CBZ-E) and carbamazepine-10,11-dihydroxide (CBZ-diOH), in plasma samples. The method consists of plasma extraction in alkaline medium with NaCl added using chloroform...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Bonato PS,Lanchote VL,de Carvalho D,Achê P

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A separation system based on isotachophoresis is described for the cyanogenic glycoside linamarin in aqueous solution and in human urine. Isotachophoresis is a migration of a substance in an electric field, which is applied to a system of electrolytes of specific design. Detection is carried out by monitoring conducti...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Carlsson L,Ronquist G,Rosling H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary metabolites of famprofazone following oral administration in humans were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with electron impact-ionization and comparison with the spectra and retention times of authentic standards. The metabolites were determined following selective derivatization with N-methy...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Shin HS,Park BB,Choi SN,Oh JJ,Hong CP,Ryu H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selective, sensitive, and reliable method was devised to determine concentrations of amitriptyline and its major metabolite, nortriptyline, in human plasma using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with UV and particle beam mass spectrometry (PBMS). Amitriptyline and nortriptyline were effectively...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Kudo K,Jitsufuchi N,Imamura T

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sampling and drug stability in oral fluid (OF) are crucial factors when interpreting forensic toxicological analysis, mainly because samples may not be analyzed immediately after collection, potentially altering drug concentrations. Therefore, the stability of some common drugs of abuse (morphine, codeine, 6-monoacety...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Marchei E,Malaca S,Graziano S,Gottardi M,Pichini S,Busardò FP

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, rapid method for the gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) determination of valproic acid in serum without prior derivatization on a Nukol wide-bore capillary column is presented. The method was determined to have a lower limit of detection (LOD) of 5 mg/L and a lower limit of quantitation (LOQ) of 10 mg/L; the m...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Wohler AS,Poklis A

更新日期：1997-07-01 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：:Hair samples from 20 documented heroin users contained 6-acetylmorphine, a unique metabolite of heroin, in all samples. Heroin was identified in smaller amounts in seven of these samples. The identity of 6-acetylmorphine and heroin was established by comparison of full scan spectra of extracts to standard reference ma...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Goldberger BA,Caplan YH,Maguire T,Cone EJ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method was developed for the simultaneous quantification of 26 benzodiazepines and metabolites, zolpidem and zopiclone, in blood, urine, and hair. Drugs were extracted from all matrices by liquid-liquid extraction with 1-chlorobutane. Chromatography was achieved using a...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Laloup M,Ramirez Fernandez Mdel M,De Boeck G,Wood M,Maes V,Samyn N

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetaminophen (APAP, n-acetyl-p-aminophenol) and salicylate (ASA, acetylsalicylic acid) are two of the most frequently overdosed drugs reported in the emergency room. Most APAP and ASA tests are performed with analytical instruments in laboratories, which are not always ideal for emergency situations. A rapid membrane...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Song W,Dou C

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding cocaine and metabolites urinary excretion following smoking is important for interpretation of urine test results in judicial, workplace and treatment settings. In National Institute on Drug Abuse approved studies on a secure research unit, six subjects smoked placebo, 10, 20, and 40 mg cocaine with a pr...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Huestis MA,Darwin WD,Shimomura E,Lalani SA,Trinidad DV,Jenkins AJ,Cone EJ,Jacobs AJ,Smith ML,Paul BD

更新日期：2007-10-01 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：:In cases of death by inert gas asphyxiation, it can be difficult to obtain toxicological evidence supporting assignment of a cause of death. Because of its low mass and high diffusivity, and its common use as a carrier gas, helium presents a particular challenge in this respect. We describe a rapid and simple gas chro...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Schaff JE,Karas RP,Marinetti L

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mothers who had no prenatal care and in their newborns, the presence of cocaine and benzoylecgonine (BE) was determined in urine, hair, and meconium. Samples of urine and hair were obtained from pregnant women who entered the hospital for delivery. Cocaine usage was assessed by a urinary enzyme-multiplied immunoass...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： DiGregorio GJ,Ferko AP,Barbieri EJ,Ruch EK,Chawla H,Keohane D,Rosenstock R,Aldano A

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes two relatively simple methods for the microdetermination of urinary cadmium (U-Cd) and urinary nickel (U-Ni) using electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Reduction of nonspecific absorption interferences was achieved by temperature programming and background correction using a deuterium ar...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Ong CN,Chua LH,Lee BL,Ong HY,Chia KS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a gas chromatographic procedure using a packed column and a flame ionization detector, which is suitable for the therapeutic monitoring of N-methylformamide (N-MF). N-MF is a polar compound that induces cancer cell maturation in vitro and exhibits antitumor activity with human tumors xenografted ...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Griffiths WC,Matook GM,Dexter DL,Crabtree GW,Spremulli EN,Calabresi P,Diamond I

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows a simple, rapid, and specific method for the quantitative determination of cyanide ion in body fluids, especially blood, by fluorimetry. It is based upon the transformation of cyanide ion into hydrocyanic acid, which then reacts with 2,3-naphthalenedialdehyde and taurine in a self-contained system. Th...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Felscher D,Wulfmeyer M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to improve the sensitivity and selectivity of thin-layer chromatographic analysis for the detection of strychnine and crimidine in biological samples, a rapid high-performance thin-layer chromatographic (HPTLC) method with densitometry is described. Fortified dog serum and stomach content samples were an...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： De Saqui-Sannes P,Nups P,Le Bars P,Burgat V

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analytical procedure for simultaneous determination of codeine and morphine in urine is described. The detection of codeine and morphine is based on liquid-liquid extraction and derivatization to the acetylated compounds. The acetylated codeine and morphine are separated by capillary gas chromatography and identifi...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Paul BD,Mell LD Jr,Mitchell JM,Irving J,Novak AJ

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioactive methadone, phenytoin, phenobarbital, and diazepam were easily and efficiently removed from human urine samples by adsorption on C18 bonded silica phases. These techniques were simpler than conventional extractions at pH 9.3 or 5.2 with dichloromethane, XAD-2 and methanol, or Celite 560 and dichloromethane....

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Hyde PM

更新日期：1985-11-01 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：:A sensitive and specific method for the quantitative determination of D,L-methadone (MD) and its metabolites, D,L-2-ethyl-1,5-dimethyl-3, 3-diphenylpyrrolinium (EDDP) and D,L-2-ethyl-5-methyl-3, 3-diphenyl-1-pyrroline (EMDP), in hair has been developed. Deuterated internal standards of MD, EMDP, and EDDP were added to...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Wilkins DG,Nagasawa PR,Gygi SP,Foltz RL,Rollins DE

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suvorexant (Belsomra®) is a novel dual orexin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of insomnia. The prevalence of suvorexant in forensic samples is relatively unknown, which demonstrates the need for robust analytical assays for the detection of this sedative hypnotic in forensic toxicology laboratories. In this...

journal_title：Journal of analytical toxicology

authors： Skillman B,Kerrigan S

更新日期：2020-04-30 00:00:00