Hair Analysis in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology - Grand Format

Hair Analysis in Clinical and Forensic Toxtcologypresents a thorough review of the most up-to-date analytical methods in toxicological hair analysis. This reference describes hair physiology, sampling, and pre-treatments from their early stages, as well as the fundamental issues, recent developments, and applications of clinical and forensic analysis. interpretation, and consequent issues. Among the latest advances and emerging challenges under discussion in this book are the diagnosis of chronic excessive alcohol drinking by means of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE).
the early detection of new psychoactive substances, including designer drugs, the development of novel approaches to screening tests based on mass spectrometry, and the detection of pre-natal exposure to psychoactive substances from the analysis of newborn hair. Hair Analysis in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology is an essential reference for those toxicologists working with and researching hair analysis.
as it provides cutting-edge information on the latest advances in the toxicological analysis of hair in clinicat and forensic environments. Key Features : unites an international team of leading experts to provide an update on the cutting-edge advances in the toxicological analysis of hair ; demonstrates toxicological techniques relating to a variety of scenarios and exposure types ; includes detailed instructions for the collection, preparation and handling of hair, and how best to interpret results.