A new specific method to detect cyanide in body fluids, especially whole blood, by fluorimetry

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 363-366

  Felscher, D ^a   Wulfmeyer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE; FERRICYANIDE; FERROCYANIDE; SULFIDE; SULFITE; THIOCYANATE; THIOSULFATE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CYANIDE POISONING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG DETERMINATION; FLUOROMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 0031713767     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.5.363     Document Type: Article

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