Science & Justice
Volume 46, Issue 2 , Pages 91-96 , April 2006

Investigation into the temporal stability of aqueous standard solutions of psilocin and psilocybin using high performance liquid chromatography

  • N. Anastos

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia
    • ,
  • N.W. Barnett

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia
    • ,
  • F.M. Pfeffer

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia
    • ,
  • S.W. Lewis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Applied Chemistry, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987 Perth, Western Australia 6845
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence.

Received 19 July 2005 ,Accepted 6 October 2005.

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