GHB in postmortem toxicology: Discrimination between endogenous production from exposure using multiple specimens

Forensic Science International

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 177-181

  Kintz, Pascal ^a   Villain, Marion ^a   Cirimele, Vincent ^a   Ludes, Bertrand ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MÉDECINE LÉGALE   (France)

Author keywords

Blood; GHB; Interpretation; Postmortem

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ACETONITRILE; CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; TRIMETHYLSILYL DERIVATIVE;

ACCURACY; AUTOPSY; CENTRIFUGATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; EVAPORATION; FEMORAL ARTERY FLOW; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERNATANT; VITREOUS BODY; VORTEX MOTION;

EID: 3042835336     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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