Automated determination of carboxyhemoglobin contents in autopsy materials using head-space gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Forensic Science International

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 375-379

  Oritani, Shigeki ^a   Zhu, Bao Li ^a   Ishida, Kaori ^a   Shimotouge, Keiko ^a   Quan, Li ^a   Fujita, Masaki Q ^a   Maeda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Carboxyhemoglobin; Forensic toxicology; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Thermocoagulated blood

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; HEMOGLOBIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; CONFERENCE PAPER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOCOAGULATION;

EID: 0342572527     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(00)00227-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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