Comparative studies on tissue distributions of organophosphorus, carbamate and organochlorine pesticides in decedents intoxicated with these chemicals

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1131-1135

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorpyrifos methyl; Dichlorvos; Endrin; Esterases; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Gas chromatography; Methomyl; Postmortem stability of pesticides; Tissue distributions of pesticides

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CHOLINESTERASE; DICHLORVOS; ENDRIN; METHOMYL; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 0032717099     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs14582j     Document Type: Article

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