Site-dependent production of γ-hydroxybutyric acid in the early postmortem period

Forensic Science International

Volumn 148, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 139-142

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body fluids; Forensic toxicology; Gas chromatography; Postmortem production; Hydroxybutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; BILE ACID; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BILE ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY FLUID; CADAVER; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; VENOUS BLOOD; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 11444250651     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.05.002     Document Type: Article

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