title: Distribution of malathion in body tissues and fluids.
abstract: Six cases of suspected poisoning were studied. The various body tissues and fluids of all the cases were analysed and malathion was found positive. The quantitative analysis was performed using high performance liquid chromatography. The distribution of malathion was studied in lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, heart, blood, muscles, urine and gastric contents.
authors.affiliation: Medicolegal Institute, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Jadhav
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saraf
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chandra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008294:Malathion / Q000032:analysis* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013154:Spleen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013405:Suicide; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D008294:Malathion