Site to site variability of postmortem drug concentrations in liver and lung

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 927-932

  Pounder, Derrick J ^a   Adams, Eleanor ^a   Fuke, Chiaki ^b   Langford, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

amitriptyline; benzodiazepines; forensic science; forensic toxicology; gastric residue; liver; lung; paracetamol; postmortem redistribution; propoxyphene; skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CYCLIZINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DIPIPANONE; DOSULEPIN; DRUG; NITRAZEPAM; NORDAZEPAM; NORTRIPTYLINE; OXAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; TEMAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0029861060     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14027j     Document Type: Article

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