Abstract:
:To study the potential use of insects remains as toxicological indicators, we measured morphine in desiccated entomological materials using a radioimmunoassay method (Coat-A-Count Serum Morphine, Dade Behring, France) following enzymatic hydrolysis.First, enzymatic cuticle extraction of morphine (pronase digestion preceded by a 2h incubation with a dithiothreitol solution) was performed on various substrates (Calliphoridae puparial cases and desiccated adults, and desiccated pupae of Dermestidae) which were then tested to identify possible interferences with the radioimmunoassay procedure. This same procedure was performed on puparial cases and desiccated adults of Lucilia sericata (Diptera, Calliphoridae) previously reared on minced meat containing various morphine concentrations. Morphine was detected only in cuticle powder from insects reared on meats containing 100 and 1000mg/kg. Higher concentrations were measured in puparial cases. Rearings on psoas from eight heroin overdose victims confirmed previous experimental results. Remains of necrophagous insects, particularly puparial cases, are often preserved for a long time, and consequently can serve as late alternative specimens for toxicological analysis when suitable tissues are not available.
journal_name
Forensic Sci Intjournal_title
Forensic science internationalauthors
Bourel B,Tournel G,Hedouin V,Deveaux M,Goff ML,Gosset Ddoi
10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00428-5keywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
2001-08-15 00:00:00pages
127-31issue
1-2eissn
0379-0738issn
1872-6283pii
S0379073801004285journal_volume
120pub_type
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