Toxicological Analysis of Drugs in Human Mummified Bodies and Proposed Guidelines

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From palaeopathology to forensic taphonomy, mummified human bodies constitute biological archives of paramount importance. Toxicology analysis of endobiotics and xenobiotics has already shown value to archaeological mummies research with detecting heavy metals, sedative-hypnotic drugs, and stimulants. Thanks to the large window of drug detection in hair and nails, the information from such studies has increased the scientific community's knowledge regarding past populations' lifestyles. Still, few bibliographic references exist regarding toxicology reports in mummified bodies from forensic settings. Here, the authors aim to draw attention to the valuable contribution of toxicology analysis, taking into account previously conducted studies and their findings. Given that sample collection on mummified bodies from forensic scenarios may not always happen in laboratories or autopsy rooms, the authors also suggest guidelines for in situ sampling of forensic mummies. It is expected that the present technical note will encourage experts to perform toxicology analysis in mummified bodies and publish their case reports more often.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Current drug research reviews - 15(2023), 1 vom: 14., Seite 62-72

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Silva-Bessa, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Forbes, Shari L [VerfasserIn]
Ferreira, Maria Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Dinis-Oliveira, Ricardo Jorge [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Central Nervous System Stimulants
Endobiotics
Forensic taphonomy
Journal Article
Mummification
Mummy
Palaeopathology
Sample collection
Toxicology analysis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.03.2023

Date Revised 09.03.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/2589977514666220914084543

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346285178