Detection of amitriptyline, nortriptyline and bromazepam in liver, CSF and hair in the homicidal poisoning of a one-month-old girl autopsied 8 months after death

Forensic Science International

Volumn 207, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Gaillard, Yvan ^a   Breuil, Rémi ^b   Doche, Christophe ^c   Romeuf, Ludovic ^a   Lemeur, Catherine ^a   Prevosto, Jean Michel ^d   Fanton, Laurent ^e  

^a Laboratory of Analytical Toxicology   (France)

^b Cabinet médical   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CHAMBÉRY   (France)

^d HIA Desgenettes   (France)

^e Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale de Lyon   (France)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Bromazepam; Death; Exhumation; Forensic science; Hair; HPLC MS MS; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BROMAZEPAM; CYAMEMAZINE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG HAIR LEVEL; DRUG LIVER LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; EXHUMATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANTICIDE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79953052194     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.11.010     Document Type: Article

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