1. Mechanisms of γ-hydroxybutyric acid production during the early postmortem period

   • Hiroyuki Nishimura
   • Fumio Moriya
   • Yoshiaki Hashimoto

   Original Article 23 March 2009 Pages: 55 - 60

2. Identification of a cannabimimetic indole as a designer drug in a herbal product

   • Nahoko Uchiyama
   • Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri
   • Yukihiro Goda

   Original Article 19 March 2009 Pages: 61 - 66

3. Simultaneous analysis of mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and other alkaloids in the psychotropic plant “kratom” (Mitragyna speciosa) by LC-ESI-MS

   • Ruri Kikura-Hanajiri
   • Maiko Kawamura
   • Yukihiro Goda

   Original Article 09 May 2009 Pages: 67 - 74

4. High throughput chiral analysis of urinary amphetamines by GC-MS using a short narrow-bore capillary column

   • Hiroshi Fujii
   • Kenji Hara
   • Shin-ichi Kubo

   Original Article 15 May 2009 Pages: 75 - 80

5. Determination of triazolam and its metabolites 1-hydroxymethyltriazolam and 4-hydroxytriazolam in eight autopsy cases by GC-MS

   • Tatsunori Takayasu
   • Yuko Ishida
   • Toshikazu Kondo

   Original Article 22 June 2009 Pages: 81 - 85

6. An in vitro study on the metabolic interaction between ethanol and caffeine at high concentrations using human liver microsomes

   • Takako Nakamura
   • Einosuke Tanaka
   • Katsuya Honda

   Short Communication 30 March 2009 Pages: 86 - 89

7. Application of the Cozart DDS system to postmortem screening of drugs of abuse in vitreous humor

   • Amparo Arroyo Fernández
   • Narciso Amigó
   • Sergio Gassó

   Short Communication 29 April 2009 Pages: 90 - 93

8. Rapid nondestructive screening for melamine in dried milk by Raman spectroscopy

   • Shigetoshi Okazaki
   • Mitsuo Hiramatsu
   • Anthony T. Tu

   Short Communication 09 May 2009 Pages: 94 - 97

9. Simple analysis of naphthalene in human whole blood and urine by headspace capillary gas chromatography with large-volume injection

   • Kanako Watanabe
   • Koutaro Hasegawa
   • Osamu Suzuki

   Short Communication 28 May 2009 Pages: 98 - 102

10. Application of thermoresponsive HPLC to forensic toxicology: determination of barbiturates in human urine

    • Sanae Kanno
    • Kanako Watanabe
    • Osamu Suzuki

    Short Communication 22 June 2009 Pages: 103 - 106

11. Importance of sildenafil analysis for drug screening of postmortem specimens: demonstration of five autopsy cases involving sildenafil

    • Wonkyung Yang
    • Sooyeun Lee
    • Heesun Chung

    Letter to the Editor 22 June 2009 Pages: 107 - 109