A drug toxicity death involving propylhexedrine and mitragynine

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-59

  Holler, Justin M ^a   Vorce, Shawn P ^a   McDonough Bender, Pamela C ^a   Magluilo Jr , Joseph ^a   Solomon, Carol J ^a   Levine, Barry ^a  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITRAGYNINE; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PROMETHAZINE; PROPYLHEXEDRINE; PROPYLAMINE; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS; ADDICTION; BLOOD; DRUG TOXICITY; EVALUATION; FATALITY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; URINE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG TOXICITY; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FATAL OUTCOME; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MORPHINE; PROMETHAZINE; PROPYLAMINES; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954504356     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.1.54     Document Type: Article

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