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. 2002 Feb;18(1):9-11.

[An immunohistochemical study on the distribution in organs in cases with morphine poisoning]

[Article in Chinese]
Ya-ming Shan  1 , Chun-yu Hao, Long Wang
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  • PMID: 12596579

[An immunohistochemical study on the distribution in organs in cases with morphine poisoning]

[Article in Chinese]
Ya-ming Shan et al. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the distribution of mophine in organs in cases with morphine poisioning to select ideal organs for immunohistochemical derection.

Methods: Localization and half quantitation of morphine in the brain, the kidney, the heart, and the liver were studied in 8 cases with morphine poisoning by immunohistochemical SP method.

Results: Morphine was mainly detected in the cytoplasm of certain parenchymal cells of the organs. The distribution varied greatly with different cases and organs. In the brain and kidney, morphine-positive cells could be easily found.

Conclusion: The kidney and brain may be the ideal organs for sampling in suspected morphine poisoning cases with.

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