A Drug Fatality Involving Kratom

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2013, Pages

  Neerman, Michael F ^a   Frost, Randall E ^a   Deking, Janine ^a  

^a Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug fatality; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Kratom; Mitragyna speciosa; Mitragynine

Indexed keywords

MITRAGYNINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DRUG OVERDOSE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MITRAGYNA; PATHOLOGY; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG OVERDOSE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAGYNA; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PULMONARY EDEMA; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84872332550     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12009     Document Type: Article

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