@article{ref1,
title="Postmortem stability of barbiturates in blood and tissues",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="1984",
author="Levine, B. S. and Blanke, R. V. and Valentour, J. C.",
volume="29",
number="1",
pages="131-138",
abstract="The stability of five commonly prescribed barbiturates and thiopental in blood and liver at room temperature and at 4 degrees C was studied. Gas chromatography was used for oxybarbiturate analysis while liquid chromatography was used to quantitate thiopental. In blood and liver, greater than 75% of the drugs were detected at the end of the two- to three-month period. These changes were not considered significant; therefore, barbiturates appear to be stable in blood and liver under the conditions of these experiments.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}