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Effect of post-mortem interval on endogenous concentrations of GHB in femoral blood and urine before and after storage of specimens at 4 °C for four weeks.
| Post-Mortem Interval, h | N | Blood GHB, mg/L (Mean ± SD) Autopsy 4 Weeks at 4°C |
Urinary GHB, mg/L (Mean ± SD) 4 Weeks at 4°C |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-36 | 10 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 3.9 ± 1.7 | 4.2 ± 1.9 |
| 37-72 | 10 | 5.1 ± 2.8 | 5.6 ± 2.8 | 3.9 ± 2.6 | 4.2 ± 2.6 |
| 73-192 | 10 | 11.8 ± 5.5 | 13.0 ± 5.6 | 9.8 ± 5.1 | 11.1 ± 5.2 |
