The redistribution of selected psychiatric drugs in post-mortem cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 164, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 235-239

  Rodda, Kabrena E ^a   Drummer, Olaf H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

LC MS; Post mortem redistribution; Psychiatric drugs

Indexed keywords

9 HYDROXYRISPERIDONE; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DESVENLAFAXINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; NORFLUOXETINE; NORSERTRALINE; PAROXETINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; FEMUR; HEART; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIVER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH CONTENT;

EID: 33750519655     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.02.013     Document Type: Article

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