Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 186 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Forensic science and medicine |
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Forensic science and medicine.
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Contents |
Specimens of maternal origin: amniotic fluid and breast milk / Sarah Kerrigan and Bruce A. Goldberger -- Drugs-of-abuse in meconium specimens / Christine M. Moore -- Drugs-of-abuse in nails / Diana Garside -- Drug testing in hair / Pascal Kintz -- Drugs-of-abuse testing in saliva or oral fluid / Vina Spiehler and Gail Cooper -- The detection of drugs in sweat / Neil A. Fortner -- Drugs-of-abuse testing in vitreous humor / Barry S. Levine and Rebecca A. Jufer -- Drugs in bone and bone marrow / Olaf H. Drummer -- Drugs-of-abuse in liver / Graham R. Jones and Peter P. Singer -- Drugs-of-abuse testing in brain / Thomas Stimpfl |
Summary |
Although the specimen of choice in the US drug testing industry is urine, and serum in clinical medicine, interest has recently grown in the use of other matrices as drug testing media. Drug Testing in Alternate Biological Specimens provides researchers and forensic toxicologists with a convenient general text summarizing the state of knowledge today. The book is organized into chapters based upon specimen type, each describing the composition of the matrix, sample collection, preparation and analytical procedures, drugs detected to date, and a discussion of the interpretation of positive find |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
In |
Springer eBooks |
Subject |
Drugs -- Analysis.
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Biological specimens.
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Forensic Toxicology -- methods
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Specimen Handling
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Substance Abuse Detection -- methods
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Biological specimens.
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Substance Abuse Detection -- methods.
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Specimen Handling.
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Drugs -- Analysis.
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Biological specimens
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Drugs -- Analysis
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Jenkins, Amanda J.
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ISBN |
9781597453189 |
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1597453188 |
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9781588297099 |
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1588297098 |
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1281216623 |
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9781281216625 |
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