Examination of the effect of dose-death interval on detection of meperidine exposure in decomposed skeletal tissues using microwave-assisted extraction

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 40-45

  Watterson, James H ^a   Desrosiers, Nathalie A ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forensic toxicology; Meperidine; Microwave assisted extraction; Skeletal tissues

Indexed keywords

PETHIDINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BONE MARROW; BONE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG EXPOSURE; EPIPHYSIS; ION MONITORING; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TIBIA; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VERTEBRA;

EID: 79953043621     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.08.021     Document Type: Article

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