Postmortem distribution of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N,N-dimethyl-amphetamine (MDDM or MDDA) in a fatal MDMA overdose

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 303-307

  De Letter, Els A ^a   Lambert, Willy E ^a   Bouche, Marie Paule L A ^a,c   Cordonnier, Jan A C M ^b   Van Bocxlaer, Jan F ^a   Piette, Michel H A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Chemiphar NV   (Belgium)

^c JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3,4 Methylenedioxy N,N dimethyl amphetamine; Fatality; MDDA; MDDM; Postmortem distribution

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXY N,N DIMETHYLAMPHETAMINE; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AORTA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG BILE LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG MUSCLE LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; KIDNEY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG; MALE; METHYLATION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HALLUCINOGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34249054686     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-006-0094-x     Document Type: Article

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