Blowfly Larval Tissues as a Secondary Detector for Determining Paraquat-Related Death in Rabbit Carcass

• Main Authors: Lawai, Vannessa, Abdul Rahim, N.A, Zainab, Ngaini
• Format: E-Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Inc. 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12701/1/Blowfly%20larval%20tissues%20%28abstract%29.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12701/; https://www.scopus.com/record/display.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84955180654&origin=inward&txGid=0
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Paraquat poisoning is commonly associated with suicide or homicide in Malaysia. In a case involving advanced body decomposition, pathological analysis regarding the cause of death may become difficult or almost impossible. Insects serve as common alternative matrix for poison detection in forensic a...