The detection of toxic substances in entomological specimens

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 197-203

  Gagliano Candela, R ^a   Aventaggiato, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drugs; Entomotoxicology; Larvae; Pupae; Puparial cases

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; 4 AMINOHIPPURIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALIMEMAZINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BROMAZEPAM; CALCIUM; CLOMIPRAMINE; COCAINE; CODEINE; COPPER; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAMORPHINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MALATHION; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MORPHINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PARACETAMOL; PESTICIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; TEMAZEPAM; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; ZINC;

DRUG DETERMINATION; FLY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXICOLOGY; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUTOPSY; BEETLES; DIPTERA; ENTOMOLOGY; HUMANS; LARVA; METALS; PESTICIDES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUPA; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 0035059494     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004140000181     Document Type: Review

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