Forensic aspects of insulin

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 248-254

  Marks, Vincent ^a   Wark, Gwen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic; Insulin

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; C PEPTIDE; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; INSULIN ANTIBODY; INSULIN DETEMIR; INSULIN LISPRO; KETONE; PIG INSULIN; PROINSULIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INTOXICATION; EXTRACTION; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEMOLYSIS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICATION ERROR; REVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; URINALYSIS;

FORENSIC; INSULIN;

FORENSIC SCIENCES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; INSULIN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84885380331     PISSN: 01688227     EISSN: 18728227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2013.05.002     Document Type: Review

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