Blood versus bone marrow ethanol concentrations in rabbits and humans.
Post-mortem ethanol levels in bone marrow and heart blood were determined in rabbits and humans. The average ratio of blood/femur marrow ethanol in 39 rabbits was 2.10 +/- 0.23 with a range of 1.27 - 3.50. In 18 human autopsy cases the average ratio of blood/rib marrow ethanol levels was 2.16 +/- 0.32 with a range of 1.65 - 2.94. The average blood/marrow ratios in humans and rabbits were comparable. However, a wider range of ratios was noticed in the rabbit study.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000032:analysis*; D002102:Cadaver; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011817:Rabbits
D000431:Ethanol