The usefulness of thiosulfate as an indicator of hydrogen sulfide poisoning: Three cases

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 220-222

  Kage, S ^a   Takekawa, K ^b   Kurosaki, K ^c   Imamura, T ^d   Kudo, K ^d  

^a Fukuoka Pref Police Headquarters   (Japan)

^b Yamanashi Pref Police Headquarters   (Japan)

^c CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analysis; Hydrogen sulfide; Metabolite; Thiosulfate; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; THIOSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SULFIDES; THIOSULFATES;

EID: 0030798439     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050071     Document Type: Article

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