Citation

Mannaert E, Tytgat J, Daenens P. Forensic Sci. Int. 1996; 83(1): 67-72.

Affiliation

Laboratory of Toxicology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8939015

Abstract

A fatality, attributed to a suicidal ingestion of zopiclone and subsequent death by drowning, is described. A radioimmunoassay was performed to prescreen for the presence of the analyte. HPLC analysis with fluorescence detection demonstrated a testicular tissue concentration of 2.2 micrograms/g zopiclone. Further toxicological analysis revealed also the presence of diazepam in a concentration of 150 ng/g.

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