Stability study of fluoxetine in formalin-fixed liver tissue

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 692-696

  Ramagiri, Suma ^a   Shukla, S K ^b   Sai Prakash, P K ^a,c  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Central Forensic Science Laboratory   (India)

^c OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; FORMALDEHYDE; N METHYLFLUOXETINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; LIVER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RAT;

EID: 33845476248     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/30.9.692     Document Type: Article

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