Quantitative analysis of aconitum alkaloids in the urine and serum of a male attempting suicide by oral intake of aconite extract

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 336-340

  Mizugaki, Michinao ^a   Ito, Kitae ^a   Ohyama, Yoshiharu ^a   Konishi, Yuko ^a   Tanaka, Satoshi ^a   Kurasawa, Kazunari ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACONITINE; ACONITUM EXTRACT; DITERPENE; HYPACONITINE; MESACONITINE;

ACONITE; ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ION MONITORING; MALE; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0031857541     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/22.4.336     Document Type: Article

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