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Studies from Institute of Forensic Medicine yield new data on blood research

Published in Blood Weekly, November 18th, 2010

A new study, 'Cocaine and benzoylecgonine concentrations in fluorinated plasma samples of drivers under suspicion of driving under influence,' is now available. "Due to an in vitro decomposition of cocaine (COC), usually an analytical detection in unstabilized blood taking systems is impossible and for this reason the main metabolite benzoylecgonine (BZE) is determined. In a few regions in Germany the local authorities use systems containing sodium fluoride for taking a blood sample," scientists in Bonn, Germany report.

"Caused by inhibition of esterases in the taken sample COC is still detectable in blood samples. Cases of driving under the influence (DUI) with...

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