A case of aconitine poisoning with analysis of aconitine alkaloids by GC/SIM

Forensic Science International

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 117-123

  Yoshioka, Naofumi ^a   Gonmori, Kunio ^a   Tagashira, Akira ^a   Boonhooi, Ong ^b   Hayashi, Masato ^b   Saito, Yoshimi ^c   Mizugaki, Michinao ^d  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hiraka General Hospital   (Japan)

^c Ugo City Hospital   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aconitine; Aconitine alkaloids; Arrhythmia; GC selected ion monitoring (GC SIM); Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ALKALOID; HYPACONITINE; JESACONITINE; MESACONITINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; COMA; CORONARY CARE UNIT; DIARRHEA; FATALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ION MONITORING; MALE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0030586832     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(96)01980-9     Document Type: Article

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