Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the determination of colchicine in postmortem body fluids. Case report of two fatalities and review of the literature

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 593-598

  Chèze, Marjorie ^a   Deveaux, Marc ^a   Pépin, Gilbert ^a  

^a Laboratoire Toxlab   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; ACETONITRILE; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; AMMONIUM FORMATE; COLCHICINE; DICHLOROMETHANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; CASE REPORT; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33750178490     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.8.593     Document Type: Article

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