Toxicological analysis of a case of Datura stramonium poisoning

• Published in: Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology Vol. 54; no. 10; p. 1003
• Main Authors: Matsuda, Kimiko, Morinaga, Mutsuko, Okamoto, Misao, Miyazaki, Shuhei, Isimaru, Tsuyoshi, Suzuki, Kouichiro, Tohyama, Kaoru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.10.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Atropine - analysis; Atropine - blood; Atropine - poisoning; Atropine - urine; Charcoal - administration & dosage; Datura stramonium - chemistry; Datura stramonium - poisoning; Female; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Gastric Lavage; Gastrointestinal Contents - chemistry; Humans; Scopolamine Hydrobromide - analysis; Scopolamine Hydrobromide - blood; Scopolamine Hydrobromide - poisoning; Scopolamine Hydrobromide - urine

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