A preliminary investigation into the use of biosensors to screen stomach contents for selected poisons and drugs

Forensic Science International

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 106-111

  Redshaw, Natalie ^a   Dickson, Stuart J ^a   Ambrose, Vikki ^a   Horswell, Jacqui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bacterial biosensors; Escherichia coli; Salmonella typhimurium; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CODEINE PHOSPHATE; CYCLIZINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PHOLCODINE; POISON; PROMETHAZINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOASSAY; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COFFEE; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SAMPLE; SCREENING; STOMACH CONTENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

EID: 34548382949     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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