Advances in testing for sample manipulation in clinical and forensic toxicology - Part A: urine samples. [PDF]
Anal Bioanal Chem, 2023 In many countries, adherence testing is used to monitor consumption behavior or to prove abstinence. Urine and hair are most commonly used, although other biological fluids are available. Positive test results are usually associated with serious legal or
Wissenbach DK, Steuer AE.
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A model of evaluative opinion to encourage greater transparency and justification of interpretation in postmortem forensic toxicology. [PDF]
J Anal Toxicol, 2023 Over the past decades, the calls to improve the robustness of interpretation in forensic science have increased in magnitude. Forensic toxicology has seen limited progress in this regard.
Maskell PD +4 more
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Alternative matrices in forensic toxicology: a critical review. [PDF]
Forensic Toxicol, 2022 Purpose The use of alternative matrices in toxicological analyses has been on the rise in clinical and forensic settings. Specimens alternative to blood and urine are useful in providing additional information regarding drug exposure and analytical ...
de Campos EG +6 more
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Micro-segmental hair analysis: detailed procedures and applications in forensic toxicology. [PDF]
Forensic Toxicol, 2022 Since the 1980s, the detection sensitivity of mass spectrometers has increased by improving the analysis of drugs in hair. Accordingly, the number of hair strands required for the analysis has decreased.
Kuwayama K +7 more
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Applications of Metabolomics in Forensic Toxicology and Forensic Medicine. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2021 Forensic toxicology and forensic medicine are unique among all other medical fields because of their essential legal impact, especially in civil and criminal cases.
Szeremeta M +4 more
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Untargeted metabolomics approaches to improve casework in clinical and forensic toxicology—“Where are we standing and where are we heading?” [PDF]
WIREs Forensic Science, 2021 : Clinical toxicology (CT) and forensic toxicology (FT) represent two disciplines of toxicology dedicated to the qualitative and quantitative analysis and respective interpretation of alcohol, drugs of abuse (DOA), over the counter (OTC), and ...
Andrea E. Steuer +2 more
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Metabolomics in clinical and forensic toxicology, sports anti-doping and veterinary residues. [PDF]
Drug Test Anal, 2022 Metabolomics is a multidisciplinary field providing workflows for complementary approaches to conventional analytical determinations. It allows for the study of metabolically related groups of compounds or even the study of novel pathways within the ...
Keen B, Cawley A, Reedy B, Fu S.
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Postmortem forensic toxicology cases: A retrospective review from Milan, Italy. [PDF]
J Forensic Sci, 2022 We are presenting a study on 136 cases performed in a 2‐year period (2018–2019) at the Bureau of Legal Medicine of the University of Milan for which toxicological analyses were requested and we are making a detailed interpretation of clinical records and
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A unique case of death by MDPHP with no other co-ingestion: a forensic toxicology case. [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2022 Synthetic cathinones are a class of psychoactive drugs that have become, in recent years, of quite common observation in medical and toxicological forensic field.
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