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2802081 
Journal Article 
Rapid identification of and assessment of damage by inhaled volatile substances in the clinical laboratory 
Griffiths, WC; Lipsky, M; Rosner, A; Martin, HF 
1973 
Yes 
Clinical Biochemistry
ISSN: 0009-9120
EISSN: 1873-2933 
HEEP/74/04049 
5 
4 
222-231 
HEEP COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. A protocol was presented by which inhaled volatile substances may be identified from human breath samples. Further, the use of clinical laboratory data to assess the damage done by the inhaled substance was illustrated. Experiments using dogs as subjects were performed to test the usefulness of the protocol. The dogs were required to inhale trichloroethane. Breath and serum chemistry analyses were obtained and evaluated. A plausible theory for the source of the abnormal blood chemistry data was given based on autopsy data.