Site-to-site variability of drug concentrations in skeletal muscle

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 246-250

  Williams, Keith R ^a   Pounder, Derrick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Forensic Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Dothiepin; Muscle; Paracetamol; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; DOSULEPIN; NORTRIPTYLINE; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; TEMAZEPAM; THIORIDAZINE; TRAZODONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE LEVEL; MUSCLE MASS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; DIBENZOCYCLOHEPTENES; DOTHIEPIN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LEG; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVERDOSE; PROMETHAZINE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMAZEPAM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030803750     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199709000-00004     Document Type: Article

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