In vitro formation of ethanol in autopsy samples containing fluoride ions

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-66

  Høiseth, Gudrun ^a   Kristoffersen, Lena ^a   Larssen, Bente ^a   Arnestad, Marianne ^b   Hermansen, Nils Olav ^c   Mørland, Jørg ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Ethanol formation; Flouride Ions

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CALCIUM ION; FLUORIDE ION; GLUCOSE; GLUCURONIDE; POTASSIUM FLUORIDE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; VITREOUS BODY;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHANOL; FLAME IONIZATION; FLUORIDES; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GLUCOSE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 37249073930     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-007-0166-6     Document Type: Article

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