Relative distribution of ketamine and norketamine in skeletal tissues following various periods of decomposition

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 452-458

  Watterson, James H ^a   Donohue, Joseph P ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG METABOLITE; KETAMINE; NORKETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FEMUR; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMERUS; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PELVIC GIRDLE; RAT; RIB; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION; TIBIA; ULNA; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 80052644354     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/anatox/35.7.452     Document Type: Article

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