Comparison of ethanol concentrations in right cardiac blood, left cardiac blood and peripheral blood in a series of 30 cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-39

  Pelissier Alicot, Anne Laure ^a   Coste, Nicolas ^a   Bartoli, Christophe ^a   Piercecchi Marti, Marie Dominique ^a   Sanvoisin, Alain ^a   Gouvernet, Joanny ^a   Leonetti, Georges ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Left cardiac blood; Peripheral blood; Post mortem redistribution; Right cardiac blood

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PROPANOL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; FOOD REGURGITATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CONTENT; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 30344481931     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.008     Document Type: Article

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