Pathological and toxicological findings in glyphosate-surfactant herbicide fatality: A case report

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-237

  Sribanditmongkol, Pongruk ^a   Jutavijittum, Prapan ^a   Pongraveevongsa, Pattaravadee ^a   Wunnapuk, Klintean ^a   Durongkadech, Piya ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

acute toxicity; glyphosate; hepatic toxicity; serum level

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; LUNG EDEMA; PATHOLOGY; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH JUICE; STOMACH MUCOSA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GLYCINE; HEMORRHAGE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INTESTINE, SMALL; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; PULMONARY EDEMA; SUICIDE;

EID: 84865458682     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31824b936c     Document Type: Article

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