Study of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in postmortem blood and urine
Other Title(s)
دراسة تراكيز حمض غاما هيدروكسي بوتريك (GHB) في عينات الدم و البول ما بعد الوفاة
Joint Authors
Cooper, Gail A. A.
Hasan, Huda M.
Source
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.201-216, 16 p.
Publisher
Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Arab Society for Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Pharmacy, Health & Medical Sciences
Abstract EN
Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is present in blood and urine of the general population as an endogenous compound.
The published concentrations in postmortem blood ranged from 0-168 mg/L in cases with no previous history of GHB use.
Interpretation of GHB results should be carefully considered due to the wide distribution of endogenous concentrations.
The objectives of this study are to evaluate and verify the accuracy of a proposed published (50 mg/L) cut-off in 120 blood and 64 urine samples in postmortem cases selected randomly, and to identify GHB-related fatalities.
GHB was determned by gas chromatography– mass spectrometry (GC–MS) after extraction of the blood and urine in the presence of the internal standard GHB-D6.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hasan, Huda M.& Cooper, Gail A. A.. 2015. Study of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in postmortem blood and urine. Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine،Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.201-216.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-818746
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hasan, Huda M.& Cooper, Gail A. A.. Study of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in postmortem blood and urine. Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine Vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 2015), pp.201-216.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-818746
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hasan, Huda M.& Cooper, Gail A. A.. Study of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in postmortem blood and urine. Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine. 2015. Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.201-216.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-818746
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Record ID
BIM-818746