TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Detection of colchicine by means of LC-MS/MS after mistaking meadow saffron for bear's garlic
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - Wehner, Frank
A1  - Mußhoff, Frank
A1  - Schulz, Martin M.
A1  - Martin, David D.
A1  - Wehner, Heinz-Dieter
SP  - 193
EP  - 197
VL  - 2
IS  - 3
N2  - The accidental ingestion of plant material containing colchicines is a rare cause of lethal poisoning. The death of a married couple who mistook colchicines for Bear's garlic (Allium ursinum) and prepared the latter as a salad is the tragic topic of this article. After discussing the specificity of the histological findings, a chemicotoxicological method using liquid chromatographic mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) is presented. Toxicological analyses using LC-MS/MS revealed colchicine concentrations between 36.6 ng/mL and 98.3 ng/mL in the heart blood and between 22.7 ng/mL and 78.4 ng/mL in the femoral blood of the victims.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-006-0009-7
ID  - ref1
ER  -