Comparison of ethyl glucuronide in hair with phosphatidylethanol in whole blood as post-mortem markers of alcohol abuse

Forensic Science International

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Bendroth, Peter ^a   Kronstrand, Robert ^b   Helander, Anders ^c   Greby, Jesper ^a   Stephanson, Nikolai ^d   Krantz, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Forensic Medicine ^*  (Sweden)

^b Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol marker; Ethyl glucuronide; Forensic medicine; Hair; Phosphatidylethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ETHYL GLUCURONIDE; GLUCURONIDE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 39449129609     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2007.09.012     Document Type: Article

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