An accidental poisoning with mitragynine

Forensic Science International

Volumn 245, Issue , 2014, Pages e29-e32

  Karinen, Ritva ^a   Fosen, Jan Toralf ^a   Rogde, Sidsel ^a,b   Vindenes, Vigdis ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

7 Hydroxymitragynine; Blood drug concentration; Drug fatality; Forensic toxicology; Mitragynine; UPLC MS MS

Indexed keywords

7 HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE; CITALOPRAM; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAMOTRIGINE; MITRAGYNINE; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZOPICLONE; 7-HYDROXYMITRAGYNINE; PLANT EXTRACT; RAUWOLFIA ALKALOID;

ACCIDENTAL POISONING; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA; PLANT LEAF; RUBIACEAE; ACCIDENT; COMPLICATION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG OVERDOSE;

ACCIDENTS; DRUG OVERDOSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; SECOLOGANIN TRYPTAMINE ALKALOIDS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84912030713     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.10.025     Document Type: Article

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