Fentanyl postmortem redistribution: Preliminary findings regarding the relationship among femoral blood and liver and heart tissue concentrations

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 639-643

  Luckenbill, Kristin ^a,b   Thompson, Jonathan ^c   Middleton, Owen ^c   Kloss, Julie ^a   Apple, Fred ^a,b  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c North Hennepin Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL;

ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART; HUMAN;

EID: 56449126995     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/32.8.639     Document Type: Article

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