Stability of toluene and reduction of acetone to 2-propanol in homogenates of the human liver, brain and lungs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Buszewicz, Grzegorz ^a   Madro, Roman ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Internal organs; Reduction of acetone to 2 propanol; Stability of toluene

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONE; GLUE; RUBBER; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESICCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER HOMOGENATE; LOW TEMPERATURE; LUNG HOMOGENATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 1842614412     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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