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Determination of Morphine and Other Opioids in the Hair of Heroin Addicts by RIA, HPLC and Collisional Spectroscopy

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Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences

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The determination of morphine in the hair, according to several Authors’ reports, could become a useful tool for identifying past, chronic heroin intake.

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  1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    F. Tagliaro, S. Maschio, C. Neri & M. Marigo

  2. C.N.R. Mass Spectrometry Service, Research Estate of Padua, Padua, Italy

    P. Traldi & B. Pelli

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  1. University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    G. Piemonte , F. Tagliaro  & M. Marigo ,  & 

  2. Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine, Milan, Italy

    A. Frigerio

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Tagliaro, F., Traldi, P., Pelli, B., Maschio, S., Neri, C., Marigo, M. (1987). Determination of Morphine and Other Opioids in the Hair of Heroin Addicts by RIA, HPLC and Collisional Spectroscopy. In: Piemonte, G., Tagliaro, F., Marigo, M., Frigerio, A. (eds) Developments in Analytical Methods in Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Forensic Sciences. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3526-7_14

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