Stability of cyanide in blood

Japanese Journal of Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-58

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood cyanide concentration; Cyanide; Fire victims; Headspace gas chromatography; Postmortem stability of cyanide

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG STABILITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FIRE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; TOXICITY TESTING; VICTIM;

EID: 0034098921     PISSN: 09159606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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