A gas chromatography-thermal conductivity detection method for helium detection in postmortem blood and tissue specimens

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-115

  Schaff, Jason E ^a   Karas, Roman P ^a   Marinetti, Laureen ^b  

^a Federal Bureau of Investigation   (United States)

^b Montgomery County Coroner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIUM;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TISSUES; BLOOD; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ASPHYXIA; AUTOPSY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HELIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUICIDE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862615725     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bks002     Document Type: Article

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