Toxicological findings after fatal amitriptyline self-poisoning.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_7B52BDA3D72D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Title
Toxicological findings after fatal amitriptyline self-poisoning.
Journal
Human and Experimental Toxicology
Author(s)
Tracqui A., Kintz P., Ritter-Lohner S., Mangin P., Lugnier A., Chaumont A.
ISSN
0960-3271[print], 0960-3271[linking]
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1990
Volume
9
Number
4
Pages
257-261
Language
english
Abstract
A case of fatal self-poisoning with amitriptyline is reported. Both the drug and its metabolite nortriptyline were quantified in several post-mortem tissues and fluids, including vitreous humor. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature.
Keywords
Adult, Amitriptyline/blood, Amitriptyline/pharmacokinetics, Humans, Male, Mass Spectrometry, Nortriptyline/analysis, Nortriptyline/blood, Tissue Distribution
Pubmed
2390323
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