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ArticleDrug testing and analysis2022

Post-mortem investigation into a death involving doping agents: The case of a body builder.

Donata Favretto, Giulia Stocchero, Roberto Pertile, Raffaella Stimamiglio, Antonello Cirnelli, Maddalena Galeazzi

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Article in Drug testing and analysis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Donata FavrettoLegal Medicine and Toxicology, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2176-6876
Giulia StoccheroToxicology Sector, Provincial Health Services Agency, Trento, Italy.
Roberto PertileLegal Medicine and Toxicology, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Raffaella StimamiglioLegal Medicine and Toxicology, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Antonello CirnelliSpecialist in Legal Medicine in Portogruaro, Portogruaro, Italy.
Maddalena GaleazziSchool of Specialisation in Legal Medicine, University Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-7362
University of Padua · ITProvincia Autonoma di Trento · ITUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA young male was found dead on the bed of a hotel room. He was expected to take part in a bodybuilding competition the day after. During the site inspection, drugs of different types were found. The next day, an autopsy was performed. The evidence of cardiomegaly with organ congestion involving lung, liver, kidneys, adrenal glands, spleen and brain was confirmed by both the autoptic and the histopathological exam. However, the cause of death needed to be investigated.

methodsA thorough toxicological investigation was undertaken by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) on samples of urine, blood and hair. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Clenbuterol, a long-acting selective beta

conclusionHair analysis has proven to be crucial in identifying drug misuse and the contributing cause of death.

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Anabolic AgentsClenbuterolDoping in SportsAndrosteroneAutopsyChromatography, LiquidEpitestosteroneHumansMaleSubstance Abuse DetectionTandem Mass SpectrometryTestosterone CongenersAnabolic AgentsAndrosteroneClenbuterolEpitestosteroneTestosterone Congeners

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PMID35964965
PMCPMC9804486
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