Physiological fluid analysis, forensic

J. A. Vinson, J. J. Urash, and D. J. Lopatofsky, A semi-automated extraction and spotting system for the analysis of drugs in physiological fluids. In Analytical Methods in Forensic Chemistry (M. H. Ho, ed.), Ellis Horwood, New York, 1990, p. 385. 

In recent years life science researchers have become more earnest in their considerations that trace elements have important roles in physiology and pathology. So far, some of these experimenters have used activation analysis (1) to measure the elemental contents of biological tissues and fluids (2) to determine if a correlation exists between abnormal trace element concentration and certain types of diseases (3) as an investigational method for epidemiological functions (4) to measure metabolic functions (5) as a clinical and investigational method for toxicology (6) in total body in vivo studies (7) in in vivo studies with stable tracers and (8) in individual identifications for forensic requirements. 

See also Blood and Plasma. Clinical Analysis Glucose. Enzymes Immobilized Enzymes Enzyme-Based Electrodes Enzymes in Physiological Samples Industrial Products and Processes. Ethanol. Flow Injection Analysis Principles Detection Techniques. Food and Nutritional Analysis Alcoholic Beverages. Forensic Sciences Alcohol in Body Fluids. Immunoassays, Techniques Enzyme Immunoassays. Lipids Determination in Biological Fluids. Pesticides. Process Analysis Bioprocess Analysis. 

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