Determination of bromadiolone and brodifacoum in human blood using LC-ESI/MS/MS and its application in four superwarfarin poisoning cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 313-317

  Yan, Hui ^a,b   Xiang, Ping ^b   Zhu, Lin ^a   Shen, Min ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC SCIENCE   (China)

Author keywords

Blood; Brodifacoum; Bromadiolone; LC MS MS; Superwarfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; BRODIFACOUM; BROMADIOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN K GROUP; WARFARIN; WARFARIN D5;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRODIFACOUM POISONING; BROMADIOLONE POISONING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATOCHEZIA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MALE; ORAL BLEEDING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84865619621     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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