Drugs in postmortem adipose tissues: Evidence of antemortem deposition

Forensic Science International

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-160

  Levisky, Joseph A ^a   Bowerman, David L ^a   Jenkins, Werner W ^a   Johnson, Deborah G ^a   Karch, Steven B ^b  

^a 2743 East Las Vegas Street   (United States)

^b CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Illicit drugs; Postmortem redistribution; Sweat patch

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; MORPHINE; NORDAZEPAM; TEMAZEPAM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIGH;

EID: 0035479343     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00397-8     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Redistribution of basic drugs into cardiac blood from surrounding tissues during early stages postmortem
2. An in vitro experiment for postmortem vascular permeation: The passage of morphine and morphine glucuronides across a vascular wall
3. Drug deposition in adipose tissue and skin: Evidence for an alternative source of positive sweat patch tests
4. Prolongeds occurrence of cocaine in human saliva and urine after chronic use
5. Drug testing with alternative matrices. I. Pharmacological effects and disposition of cocaine and codeine in plasma, sebum, and stratum corneum
6. Monitoring cocaine use in substance-abuse treatment patients by sweat and urine testing
7. Sweat testing for heroin, cocaine, and metabolites
8. Drug testing with alternative matrices. II. Mechanisms of cocaine and codeine deposition in hair