Investigations on the medico-legal relevance of spirits containing thujone with special regard to toxicological-analytical aspects;Untersuchungen zur forensischen relevanz thujonhaltiger spirituosen unter besonderer berücksichtigung toxikologisch-analytischer aspekte

Blutalkohol

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 263-271

  Kröner, Lars U ^a,b   Padosch, Stephan A ^a,c   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^a,d   Madea, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Karlsruhe   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absinthe; Forensic toxicology; Medico legal relevance; Solid phase micro extraction (SPME); Thujone

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL; ALCOHOL; CYTOCHROME P450; PLANT EXTRACT; PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; WATER;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; EUROPEAN UNION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HUMAN; LIPOPHILICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NEPHROTOXICITY; PILOT STUDY; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION;

EID: 23444452378     PISSN: 00065250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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