Drug analysis in blowfly larvae and in human tissues: A comparative study

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 210-214

  Campobasso, Carlo P ^a   Gherardi, Mirella ^b   Caligara, Marina ^b   Sironi, Luca ^b   Introna, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug analysis; Entomotoxicology; Forensic entomology; GS MS; Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CLOMIPRAMINE; COCAINE; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; THIORIDAZINE;

BILE; BLOOD; BLOWFLY; BODY FLUID; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEEDING; FLY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SPECIES COMPARISON; URINE; XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 1542352025     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-004-0448-1     Document Type: Article

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