TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Experimental studies on post mortem alcohol formation
JO  - Proceedings International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference
A1  - Mebs, D.
A1  - May, Murray
SP  - 594
EP  - 599
VL  - 1981
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N2  - In evaluating the blood alcohol content of human corpses in a state of extensive putrefaction problems often arise due to the fact that alcohol is formed post mortem in the body. Preliminary experiments on animal cadavers (dogs, cats, and rabbits) showed that ethanol is found in considerable amount in the blood besides n-propanol (determined by gas chromatography, head-space method). Using rats as a more elaborated animal model factors influencing the extent of alcohol formation post mortem like starvation or glucose application before death were investigated. Ethanol and to some extent n-propanol are formed in all organs and blood depending on the state of nutrition, i.e. Availability of carbohydrates. Most probably, fungi seem to be involved in the process of alcohol formation. (TRRL)<p /> 
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UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
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