The Distribution of Ethanol in Postmortem Blood Specimens
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- Published by ASTM International in Journal of Forensic Sciences
- Vol. 37 (4) , 991-998
- https://doi.org/10.1520/jfs13284j
Abstract
Ethanol was determined by gas chromatography in a variety of tissues and body fluids secured at autopsy in 61 cases. The specimens tested included right and left heart blood, femoral blood, pericardial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, vitreous humor, urine, stomach contents, and brain.Keywords
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