@article{ref1,
title="An autopsy case of acute selenium (selenious acid) poisoning and selenium levels in human tissues",
journal="Forensic science international",
year="1986",
author="Matoba, R. and Kimura, H. and Uchima, E. and Abe, Takeshi and Yamada, Takayoshi and Mitsukuni, Y. and Shikata, I.",
volume="31",
number="2",
pages="87-92",
abstract="A case of fatal suicidal ingestion of &quot;Super Blue (Gun Blue)&quot; (gun-blueing) is presented. Post-mortem examination of the patient revealed pulmonary edema with pleural effusion and congestion of the kidney. Necrosis of proximal tubules was found in the kidney by histological examination. &quot;Super Blue&quot; contains 4% selenious acid and 2.5% cupric sulfate in HCl. Levels of selenium and copper in tissues of the toxic case and normal individuals were determined. The selenium levels of tissues of the patient were 9-90-fold higher than that of normal subjects, whereas concentrations of copper were about 2-fold compared to that of control levels. The highest levels of selenium in the tissues of the patient were found in the lung, kidney and stomach contents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-0738",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}