Acute 5-(2-aminopropyl)benzofuran (5-APB) intoxication and fatality: A case report with postmortem concentrations

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 156-159

  McIntyre, Iain M ^a   Gary, Ray D ^a   Trochta, Amber ^a   Stolberg, Susan ^a   Stabley, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 (2 AMINOPROPYL)BENZOFURAN; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; METHAMPHETAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; APNEA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; COLLAPSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FATALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIP DISEASE; LIVER; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STOMACH CONTENT; TIME OF DEATH; TONGUE DISEASE; VITREOUS BODY; YOUNG ADULT; ACUTE DISEASE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BENZOFURANS; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84928183551     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: 19452403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/bku131     Document Type: Article

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