Postmortem production of ethanol and n-propanol in the brain of drowned persons

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-133

  Moriya, Fumio ^a   Hashimoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drowning; Forensic toxicology; N propanol; Postmortem ethanol production in the brain; Putrefaction

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPANOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CADAVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DROWNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

1-PROPANOL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DROWNING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 2542629056     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000127402.97576.42     Document Type: Article

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