Ethylene glycol and glycolic acid in postmortem blood from fatal poisonings

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 508-513

  Rosano, Thomas G ^a   Swift, Thomas A ^a   Kranick, Christopher J ^a   Sikirica, Michael ^b  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Forensic Medical Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLYCOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY;

EID: 70350517919     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/33.8.508     Document Type: Article

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