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State of the art in hair analysis for detection of drug and alcohol abuse.
Fritz Pragst,Marie Balíková +1 more
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Improved chromatographic-mass spectrometric techniques with increased selectivity and sensitivity and new methods of sample preparation have substantially enhanced the ability to detect numerous drugs and other poisons in hair.About:
This article is published in Clinica Chimica Acta.The article was published on 2006-08-01. It has received 908 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Hair analysis & Sample collection.read more
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Hair cortisol as a biological marker of chronic stress: current status, future directions and unanswered questions.
TL;DR: Because of its ability to provide a long-term, month-by-month measure of systemic cortisol exposure, hair cortisol analysis is becoming a useful tool, capable of answering clinical questions that could previously not be answered by other tests.
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Analysis of cortisol in hair--state of the art and future directions.
TL;DR: Evidence on a recent methodological development assumed to provide a considerable advancement in the analysis of cortisol in hair is discussed, which holds great promise to significantly enhance current understanding on the role of steroid hormones in psychoimmunological research.
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Hair cortisol, stress exposure, and mental health in humans: A systematic review
Sabine M. Staufenbiel,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Anne T. Spijker,Bernet M. Elzinga,Bernet M. Elzinga,Elisabeth F.C. van Rossum +5 more
TL;DR: A first implication is made that the dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis in the development and/or maintenance of psychopathology may be more subtle than it is in healthy but chronically stressed populations.
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Transfer of heavy metals through terrestrial food webs: a review
TL;DR: This review gathers studies of the community-level effects of heavy metal pollution, including heavy metal transfer from soils to plants, microbes, invertebrates, and to both small and large mammals (including humans).
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Hair as a retrospective calendar of cortisol production-Increased cortisol incorporation into hair in the third trimester of pregnancy.
TL;DR: C cortisol measured in human hair can be a valid reflection of increased cortisol production for a period of up to six months, probably reflecting increased cortisol levels throughout the third trimester of pregnancy.
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Potential problems with the interpretation of hair analysis results.
TL;DR: A suitable cut-off level related to the LOD will allow correct identification of drugs or metabolites in hair and little information is available at this time to what extent test results are comparable and their interpretation is consistent.
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Anatomy and physiology of hair
TL;DR: To interpret the results ofhair analysis tests accurately and to understand the appropriate role of hair analysis in drug abuse testing, a basic understanding of the biology of hair is necessary.