Adam (MDMA) and Eve (MDEA) misuse: An immunohistochemical study on three fatal cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 65-74

  Fineschi, Vittorio ^a,b   Centini, Fabio ^b   Mazzeo, Elena ^c   Turillazzi, Emanuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Immunohistochemistry; Postmortem pathology

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; N ETHYL 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG MISUSE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MYOGLOBINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0032881255     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(99)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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