Analysis of Organs and Organ Content

Tofranil (a tranquilizer), parathion, endrin, and nicotine (insecticides), amo-barbital (a sedative) and disulfiram (used in the treatment of chronic alcoholism) have been detected (Alha et ai, 1960) in the stomach, stomach contents, and liver of cadavers by infrared spectroscopy of acetone extracts and by other confirmatory methods. 

Mills et al. (1969) have discussed the use of infrared spectroscopy to differentiate brain tissues of patients with Huntington s chorea from those of patients with non-hereditary degenerative disease. (See Nervous Tissue, in Chapter 19.) 

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