Tissue distribution of nitrazepam and 7-aminonitrazepam in a case of nitrazepam intoxication

Forensic Science International

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 108-112

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

7 Aminonitrazepam; Forensic toxicology; Nitrazepam; Postmortem drug testing; Stability of nitrazepam; Tissue distribution

Indexed keywords

7 AMINO 1,3 DIHYDRO 5 PHENYL 2H 1,4 BENZODIAZEPIN 2 ONE; NITRAZEPAM;

ADULT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CIRCULATION; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER; LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN; WINTER;

EID: 0037469249     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(02)00421-8     Document Type: Article

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