Detection of Carfentanil by LC–MS-MS and Reports of Associated Fatalities in the USA

Abstract Carfentanil is a mu (μ) opioid receptor agonist and is estimated to be ~10,000 times more potent than morphine in animal (non-human) models. It is not approved for human use and is only used to immobilize large exotic animals in veterinary medicine. In mid-2016, carfentanil emerged as a con...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of analytical toxicology 2017-07, Vol.41 (6), p.466-472
Hauptverfasser:	Shanks, Kevin G., Behonick, George S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analgesics, Opioid - analysis Analgesics, Opioid - metabolism Chromatography, Liquid Drug Overdose - mortality Fentanyl - analogs & derivatives Fentanyl - analysis Fentanyl - metabolism Humans Limit of Detection Substance Abuse Detection - methods Tandem Mass Spectrometry United States - epidemiology
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