Liquid chromatography/photodiode array detection for determination of strychnine in blood: A fatal case report

Forensic Science International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-21

  Duverneuil, Charlotte ^a   De La Grandmaison, Geoffroy Lorin ^a   De Mazancourt, Philippe ^a   Alvarez, Jean Claude ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Forensic toxicology; HPLC; Photodiode array; Strychnine

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; STRYCHNINE;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; PHOTODIODE ARRAY DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842458200     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.010     Document Type: Article

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