TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Insulin and the law
JO  - Annals of clinical biochemistry
A1  - Marks, Vincent
SP  - 696
EP  - 698
VL  - 52
IS  - Pt 6
N2  - Hypoglycaemia, if it can be proved, may be used as a defence against almost any criminal charge provided it can be established that the perpetrator was in a state of neuroglycopenic (hypoglycaemic) automatism at the time of the offence. Hypoglycaemia produced by exogenous insulin can also be used as a suicidal or homicidal weapon. This paper discusses some of the pitfalls confronting the investigator of suspected insulin misuse including problems arising from the increasing prevalence of insulin analogues and the unreliability of immunoassays for their detection and measurement in the forensic context.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-5632
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004563215592652
ID  - ref1
ER  -