Two fatal cases of selenium toxicity

Forensic Science International

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-72

  Spiller, Henry A ^a   Pfiefer, Eric ^b  

^a KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal; Homicide; Postmortem; Selenium

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOXEPIN; ESCITALOPRAM; LORAZEPAM; METOPROLOL; NORADRENALIN; PAROXETINE; SELENIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PALLOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SPLENOMEGALY; THORAX PAIN; VOMITING;

EID: 34547592427     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.06.077     Document Type: Article

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