Assessment of the stability of mephedrone in ante-mortem and post-mortem blood specimens

Highlights • −20 °C is the best storage temperature among the ones tested. • Ante-mortem samples are more stable than post-mortem at all tested conditions. • NaF/KOx maintains mephedrone's stability better than EDTA or no preservative.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2015-11, Vol.256, p.28-37
Hauptverfasser:	Busardò, Francesco Paolo, Kyriakou, Chrystalla, Tittarelli, Roberta, Mannocchi, Giulio, Pantano, Flaminia, Santurro, Alessandro, Zaami, Simona, Baglìo, Giovanni
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Amphetamines Assessments Blood Blood samples Cocaine Conflicts of interest Drug Stability Ecstasy EDTA Fatalities Fixatives Forensic sciences Forensic Toxicology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Humans Mephedrone Methamphetamine - analogs & derivatives Methamphetamine - blood Methamphetamine - chemistry Middle Aged Pathology Postmortem Changes Potassium Preservatives Reproduction Specimen Handling Stability Storage temperature Street Drugs - blood Street Drugs - chemistry Temperature Urine
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • −20 °C is the best storage temperature among the ones tested. • Ante-mortem samples are more stable than post-mortem at all tested conditions. • NaF/KOx maintains mephedrone's stability better than EDTA or no preservative.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.07.021