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Determination of potentially hallucinogenic N-dimethylated indoleamines in human urine by HPLC/ESI-MS-MS

T. Forsström, J. Tuominen, J. Kärkkäinen VTT Chemical Technology, VTT, Finland; Helsinki University Central Hospital, Peijas Hospital, Vantaa, Finland
Pages 547-556 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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