Distribution of zolpidem in body fluids and organ tissues in five autopsy cases

Forensic Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 80-84

  Takayasu, Tatsunori ^a   Ishida, Yuko ^b   Kimura, Akihiko ^b   Kawaguchi, Mariko ^b   Kondo, Toshikazu ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Femoral vein blood; GC MS; Nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic; Tissue distribution; Zolpidem

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMOBARBITAL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; ESTAZOLAM; FLUNITRAZEPAM; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LORMETAZEPAM; METHAMPHETAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; PROMETHAZINE; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; DRUG BRAIN LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LUNG; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 57049132743     PISSN: 18608965     EISSN: 18608973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11419-008-0055-9     Document Type: Article

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