Fatal poisoning with the antidepressive agent opipramol

Forensic Science International

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 45-51

  Skopp, Gisela ^a   Miltner, Erich ^b   Aderjan, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

HPLC; Opipramol poisoning; Suicide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DRUG METABOLITE; OPIPRAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; BRAIN LEVEL; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGESTION; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0030045019     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0379-0738(95)01847-6     Document Type: Article

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