title: Toxicological findings in a fatal case of acebutolol self-poisoning.
abstract: A fatal case of acebutolol self-poisoning is presented. After single-step liquid-liquid alkaline extraction, acebutolol was identified by using an HPLC/DAD screening procedure. By means of a specific HPLC method, acebutolol was then quantified in a large range of postmortem samples. The blood acebutolol concentration was 34.7 micrograms/mL. The tissue distribution of the drug is discussed in the light of the existing literature.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tracqui
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kintz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wendling
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ritter-Lohner
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaeger
mesh_terms: D000070:Acebutolol / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D000293:Adolescent; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D000070:Acebutolol