19. Salt-assisted Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Meconium for Analysis of Cocaine and Amphetamines by Liquid Chromatography-tandem Mass Spectrometry
Melissa M. Goggin and Gregory C. Janis
20. Detection of In Utero Cannabis Exposure in Umbilical Cord Tissue by A Sensitive Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method
Fang Wu, Triniti L. Scroggin, and Gwendolyn A. McMillin
21. Quantitation of Ethyl β-D-glucuronide in Human Umbilical Cord Tissue by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Simuli L. Wabuyele and Gwendolyn A. McMillin
22. Analysis of Drugs in Oral Fluid using LC-MS/MS
Cynthia Coulter and Christine Moore
23. Determination of Cocaine and Metabolites in Dried Blood Spots by LC-MS/MS
Lars Ambach and Christophe Stove
This second edition provides detailed LC-MS(/MS) procedures for the analysis of compounds of clinical and toxicological significance. Chapters detail new and updated methods for analyzing drugs focusing on advances in technology, alternate matrices, and rapidly-changing classes of drugs of abuse, compounds pertinent to toxicology, and therapeutic agents. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Authoritative and cutting-edge, LC-MS in Drug Analysis: Methods and Protocols, Second Edition aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.