Is vitreous humour useful for the interpretation of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) blood levels? Experimental approach with rabbits

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 29-35

  De Letter, E A ^a   De Paepe, P ^b   Clauwaert, K M ^a   Belpaire, F M ^b   Lambert, W E ^a   Van Bocxlaer, J F ^a   Piette, M H A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine; MDMA; Pharmacokinetics; Post mortem stability; Rabbits; Vitreous humour

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DRUG ISOLATION; FEMALE; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TOXICOKINETICS; VITREOUS BODY;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RABBITS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034487412     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140000135     Document Type: Article

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