ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 7

Comparative Study of Postmortem Barbiturates, Methadone, and Morphine in Vitreous Humor, Blood, and Tissue
Wemyss, CT
Professor of biology, Hofstra University, NY

Bidanset, JH
Professor of pharmacology, St. John's University, NY

Ziminski, KR
Toxicologist, chief toxicologist, and chief medical examiner, Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office, NY

Lukash, L
Toxicologist, chief toxicologist, and chief medical examiner, Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office, NY

Manning, TJ
Toxicologist, chief toxicologist, and chief medical examiner, Nassau County Medical Examiner's Office, NY

(Received 11 October 1980; accepted 15 October 1983)

Abstract

With the introduction of radioimmunoassay (RIA) techniques, it has become toxicologically possible to determine drug concentrations in postmortem vitreous humor. This study demonstrates and confirms this toxicological feasibility. In 49 medical examiner's drug related cases, postmortem tissue levels of morphine, barbiturates, and methadone were compared to the vitreous humor.

Keywords:
toxicology, vitreous humor, barbiturates, radioimmunoassay

Paper ID: JFS11751J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11751J
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