Stability of cocaine in formalin solution and fixed tissues

Forensic Science International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 79-83

  Viel, Guido ^a   Nalesso, Alessandro ^a   Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Montisci, Massimo ^a   Ferrara, Santo Davide ^a  

^a Antidoping Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzoylecgonine; Cocaine; Fixation process; Forensic toxicology; Formalin

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; COCAINE; FORMALDEHYDE; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; LIPOPHILICITY; LIVER; PH; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 70449632280     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.09.010     Document Type: Article

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