Bile analysis in heroin overdose

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1405-1407

  Tassoni, Giovanna ^a   Cacaci, Claudio ^a   Zampi, Massimiliano ^a   Froldi, Rino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACERATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bile; Enterohepatic circle; Forensic science; Heroin death; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

DIAMORPHINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILE COMPOSITION; BILE DUCT; BILE FLOW; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG ELIMINATION; ENTEROHEPATIC CIRCULATION; GALLBLADDER; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIVER METABOLISM; MALE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; BILE; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HEROIN; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; OVERDOSE;

EID: 36949016213     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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