Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) isolation and identification in aged autopsy tissues and fluids

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 196-203

  Andresen, Brian D ^a   Alcaraz, Armando ^a   Grant, Patrick M ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged exhumation tissues; Forensic science; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry ( HPLC ESI MS MS); Pancuronium bromide (pavulon); Solid phase extraction (SPE)

Indexed keywords

PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETRY; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

EID: 11844302931     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2003352     Document Type: Article

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