Unintentional fatal intoxications with mitragynine and o-desmethyltramadol from the herbal blend krypton

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 242-247

  Kronstrand, Robert ^a,b   Roman, Markus ^a   Thelander, Gunilla ^a   Eriksson, Anders ^c  

^a National Board of Forensic Medicine   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; KRYPTON; MITRAGYNINE; O NORTRAMADOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KRATOM; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; ULTRA PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 79954582489     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 01464760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.4.242     Document Type: Article

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